Security Clearances and Guideline M: Online Sports Betting as a Security Risk
A 2018 SCOTUS decision (Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association) enabled states to govern sports gambling for themselves. Many opted in. This, combined with the…
Yes, Even Legal Sports Betting Could Affect Your Security Clearance: Finances and Personal Conduct
Online sports betting presents security concerns which fall under multiple guidelines. As is sometimes the case, a specific security concern may apply to multiple guidelines. A…
Does Marijuana Reclassification Affect Me? What President Trump’s Executive Order on Marijuana Reclassification Means for Security Clearance Holders
Marijuana, or its derivative THC, continues to be a treacherous quagmire for security clearance holders and adjudicators alike. The latest complication of this quagmire…
Top 6 Ways to Protect Your Security Clearance in 2026: Financial Issues and ‘Guideline F’
The latest government shutdown has left the news cycle, but the impact—and anxieties—remain for many Federal employees and contractors. Those whose careers depend upon…
Generative AI at the DoW: Your Responsibilities Under the UCMJ
On December 9, 2025, the Secretary of War issued a memo that should’ve landed on your screen whether you’re an E-4 working logistics, a butter bar in a TOC, or a GS-13 in…
New Year, Same Guideline F: Financial Issues and Your Security Clearance
The latest government shutdown has left the news cycle, but the impact—and anxieties—remain for many Federal employees and contractors. Those whose careers depend upon…
Does Marijuana Reclassification Affect Me? What President Trump’s Executive Order on Marijuana Reclassification Means for Security Clearance Holders
Marijuana, or its derivative THC, continues to be a treacherous quagmire for security clearance holders and adjudicators alike. The latest complication of this quagmire occurred…
Procedural Points #5 | Gaining a Limited Access Authorization (LAA)
Government employees, military, contractors and subcontractors whose work requires access to classified information may be eligible for security clearance—but only if they are…
Procedural Points #4 | Filing With the Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB)
Clients are often faced with a failed ‘closure’ challenge. They have been mistreated; administrative due process provides a path to remedy, but that path leaves the client…
Procedural Points | DCSA AVS (Part 2) – The Personal Appearance
Upon receiving a Letter of Intent (LOI) to Revoke Eligibility for Access to Classified Information and/or Assignment to Duties that have been Designated National Security…