Security Clearance Careers Podcast

Retired Marine Corps Major Scott Huesing is author of the bestselling book, Echo in Ramadi." He shares with ClearanceJobs his lessons in leadership, relationships, and readjusting to civilian life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not every military job requires a security clearance, but service members make up the largest demographic of security cleared professionals, and many veterans leverage a security clearance in their civilian career. Learn who gets a military security clearance, and why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DoD is taking over background investigations - what does that mean, how did we get here, and what are the unknowns in the current proposals? ClearanceJobs talks with Merton W. Miller, a former Senior Executive with the Federal Investigative Service and National Background Investigations Bureau. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mobile technology is used to keep families connected and share data across organizations. Access to data is even more critical in response to a tragic event or law enforcement incident. How can technology help law enforcement responders when they need to react quickly? Larry Rose, Senior Vice President of Commercial Contracts and Procurement at Salient CRGT discusses how technology can allow first...

If you hold a federal security clearance, you need to be careful what you publish to social networking sites - particularly LinkedIn. The Defense Security Service warns the site is the number one tool being used to target the defense industry today - and that requires more diligence on the part of security clearance holders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For now, your bitcoin investments are safe from the prying eyes of a security clearance background investigator – but that may not always be the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kay Curling, Salient CRGT (also known as Salient) chief human resources officer and Burt Yancey, co-founder and CEO of DirectPath, discuss how you can make the most out of your health care benefits, both in and out of open season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Defense Security Service is pushing to take over its background investigation program. How did it run the program when it was at the helm prior to 2005, and what can we expect from them today? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ClearanceJobs chats with William Henderson, a personnel security consultant. He discusses the history of the personnel security program, including the Defense Security Service, and offers commentary on the proposal to move the background investigations mission over to DSS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neurodiversity is a popular topic across Silicon Valley. But it’s not just tech companies that benefit from hiring workers with conditions ranging from Autism to Down’s Syndrome. Learn how diversity in the workforce is expanding in new ways, and how it’s benefiting government employers as well as their employees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brain scans show how excessive or daily drug use changes your brain. It's one of the keys Kimberley Berlin, a licensed clinical social worker and certified substance abuse counselor uses when describing the need to drop drugs - even for millennials who view it as 'legal' or 'natural.' Learn more about both the affect of drug use and why seeking treatment is actually a positive step for security cl...

The company you keep does matter to the government - particularly if your friends are drug users or you have any history of drug use in your past. At higher levels of security clearance, you can also expect your friends to be contacted to provide information about you, and their drug use could affect your chances. Learn more in a conversation with Kimberley Berlin, a licensed clinical social worke...

Drug usage is one of the most common concerns for security clearance applicants, particularly those in college or recent graduates. Learn why about the amount of drugs used matters, as well as the number of times - and how to put the 'nanogram defense' to use in your favor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Team Rubicon has a roster of 47,000 volunteers across the country. According to David Burke, vice president of programs and field operations for Team Rubicon, that number is growing by about 200 per week—learn more about this amazing organization putting veterans back to work to help Americans when they need it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can mindfulness practices help you as a security professional? Learn how positivity, focus and flexibility can help you succeed in life and work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Melissa Chapman, VP of Health at Salient CRGT discusses new initiatives in health IT, as well as the history that brought us to this place. Learn why Health IT is an important innovation, and how the government is investing in the security of its health IT records. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The widespread legalization of marijuana is creating a twisty wicket for security clearance applicants who may have used in the past and then decided to pursue a federal government or military career later. The SF86 makes it clear - any marijuana use is illegal to the federal government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Millennials are changing conventional opinions about drug use and abuse, and that's even affecting security clearance determinations. ClearanceJobs talks with Kimberley Berlin, a licensed clinical social worker and certified substance abuse counselor, about her experience working with millennials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michelle Sutphin, an industrial security professional and the industry spokesperson for the National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee discusses the change to Question 21 on the Standard Form 86 (SF86), questionnaire for national security positions. Learn why this change is good news for those who have made the positive choice to seek mental health treatment. Hosted on Acast. S...

Michelle Sutphin, an industrial security professional and the industry spokesperson for the National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee discusses the reduction in the size of the cleared workforce, and specifically efforts within the intelligence community to reduce the number of individuals with TS/SCI security clearances who don't require access. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

ClearanceJobs talks the current security clearance backlog, interim security clearance and funding difficulties with Michelle Sutphin, an industrial security professional and the industry spokesperson for the National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee. Learn more about the difficulties facing the security clearance process today, including budget concerns within the Defense Sec...

Did you know there is a working group with government and industry representatives, working together on things like improvements to the national security programs of government and industry? Listen to this interview with Michelle Sutphin, an industrial security professional and the industry spokesperson for the National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee. She discusses the role...

What motivates professionals with an active federal security clearance? Signing bonuses and salary are just one part of the equation. Mission, organization and service are often critical factors, according to Maj. Gen Kevin O'Connell, Executive Vice President of Program Operations at Advantage SCI, a Small Business (SDVOSB, WOSB, SDB) defense contractor that provides global counterintelligence, cy...

Advantage SCI - a Small Business (SDVOSB, WOSB, SDB) defense contractor that provides global counterintelligence, cyber security, and full spectrum security services recently sat down with ClearanceJobs to discuss its current hiring needs, the benefits of working for a small company, and why it's grateful to its workforce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you listen to the chatter from the contract background investigator workforce, you quickly see that issues in morale are rearing their heads. More than two years after the largest background investigation firm went bankrupt, contract background investigators still struggle to find job satisfaction. ClearanceJobs contributor William Henderson offers his take. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...