How to Avoid Jeopardizing Your Security Clearance: Guideline F, Financial Considerations
As the Federal security adjudicators return to the office full time, the scrutiny on security clearances and resulting reviews and adjudications will move back to their 2019…
Military Criminal Records – What do they mean? How do they impact you? How do you correct them?
Everyone has seen the criminal dramas on TV and has a general understanding of what it means to be arrested, but in the military, an “arrest” is quite different. This…
Another Reason to Celebrate National Hire a Veteran Day
Why hire a veteran, you may ask? Well, apart from the obvious reasons of them being loyal, having a great work ethic, and being great team players and leaders, did you know that…
Do I Need a Security Clearance Attorney?
I hear far too often as a security clearance attorney, “I didn’t know I should hire an attorney” or “my security officer told me I could handle this myself.” In nearly…
New York gives birth to Paid Surrogacy
As of February 2021, New York joined the majority of states that allow for parties to contract and pay for a third party to carry their child to birth. Many years ago, New York…
Sexual Behavior and Your Military Career: Landmines to Avoid
Issues pertaining to sexual conduct involving adultery, internet sex crime, and other acts of alleged or purported sexual misconduct are taken very seriously in the military.…
The Battle for Benefits – How to Upgrade Your Discharge and Obtain VA Benefits
Thousands of service members across all branches have been involuntarily separated from their military branch following misconduct that has resulted in an administrative…
Keeping Your Security Clearance After An Arrest
Individuals with security clearances, whether that be a Top Secret (TS), Top Secret–Special Compartmentalized Information (TS-SCI), or Secret, are obligated to disclose…
Marijuana Investments: Will this cost you your security clearance and your career?
Over the last year, there has been a surge in interest in two distinct areas for the average citizen: marijuana and the stock market. Changes in many states’ laws have…
Power Of Attorney Changes
Effective June 13, 2021, the New York State Statutory Short Form Durable Power of Attorney will be changing, both substantively, and with regard to execution requirements. To view…