Navigating the Security Clearance Processing Backlog
There is little instant gratification within the Security process. The persistent ebb and flow of security clearance processing times is understood first and foremost through a…
Will DCSA Interpret the Newly Codified NISPOM to Exclude National Security and Defense Entrepreneurs?
Intelligence and defense contractors co-exist in a common national security sector of the American and global economies. But that marketplace is bounded and defined by dual…
Why Did Congress Ban TikTok From Federal Devices?
The announced decision by the House of Representatives spotlights the growing social media security concern created by individuals and corporations working with, or for, the…
Will George Santos’ Lies Cost Him Access to Classified Information?
Rep.-elect George Santos (R-NY) has been unmasked as purveyor of so many falsehoods, it’s really hard to know where the fiction ends and the real person begins. He has also,…
Understanding Guideline B: Foreign Influence
Many employees and contractors of the United States federal government, military personnel, government officials, and other individuals charged with upholding public safety and…
New Foreign Travel Reporting Requirements for America’s Elite and Secured Workforce
Recent reform of facilities clearance regulations now demands more of the corporate facilities security officer (FSO). On February 24, 2021, the NISPOM Rule was codified in the…