Lack of Candor in a Security Clearance Case: What It Means and How to Respond
If your Statement of Reasons alleges lack of candor, the security clearance problem in front of you has changed shape. The government is no longer weighing only what you did. It is weighing whether it can believe what you say. Lack of candor covers far more than lying. Omissions, half-answers, shifting explanations,...
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Guideline F: Can Debt Cost You Your Security Clearance?
Yes — financial problems can cost you your security clearance, and Guideline F is the rule the government uses to decide when they will. Financial considerations are consistently among the most common reasons clearances get denied or revoked. Here is the short answer up front: the amount of debt matters less than...
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DOHA Security Clearance Hearing: What to Expect and How to Prepare
By Kevin Courtney, Esq. | Former USMC Judge Advocate | California Attorney If you have received a Statement of Reasons and asked for a hearing, a DOHA security clearance hearing is the proceeding where an Administrative Judge decides whether you can keep your access to classified information....
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How to Respond to a Statement of Reasons in a Security Clearance Case
By Kevin Courtney, Esq. | Former USMC Judge Advocate | California Attorney If you just received a Statement of Reasons, you are likely anxious, and that reaction makes sense. A Statement of Reasons (SOR) is the government’s formal notice that it intends to deny or revoke your...
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Security Clearance Attorney for Drugs: What Service Members Need to Know
You didn't plan for this moment. Maybe it was a positive urinalysis that came back wrong, or a decision you made during one of the hardest stretches of your life. Now you're staring at a Statement of Reasons — or waiting for one — and wondering whether your career, your clearance, and everything you've...
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