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Cost of security clearances to government agencies to hold steady in 2020
The Pentagon's budget for 2020 holds prices for the government agencies who need security clearance services to the existing levels in...
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leslie mcadoo gordon
- Apr 9, 2019
- 1 min
There are ONLY 3 levels of Security Clearance
The ONLY levels of Security Clearance that exist are Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret. Anything else is either an approval or...
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leslie mcadoo gordon
- Apr 8, 2019
- 2 min
Interim Clearances Are NOT Less Than Full Clearance
A mistake that often appears in media reports about clearances is saying that a person has only an interim clearance and so does not have...
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leslie mcadoo gordon
- Apr 7, 2019
- 2 min
The Legal Test for Security Clearance
To be granted security clearance, an assessment must be made that it is "clearly consistent with the interests of national security" for...
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leslie mcadoo gordon
- Apr 4, 2019
- 1 min
President enjoys ultimate authority to order that security clearances be granted or denied.
The President has ultimate authority over clearance adjudications. All federal agency security officials derive their powers from the...
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leslie mcadoo gordon
- Apr 4, 2019
- 1 min
Congress has no authority to question or investigate the President's security clearance decisions.
Security clearance decisions are an Executive Branch function. They flow from the President's Article II powers in the Constitution. A...
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leslie mcadoo gordon
- Apr 4, 2019
- 1 min
Common security clearance process "quick questions" answered in new book.
In Leslie's new book, entitled The Top 25 "Quick Questions" About Security Clearances ANSWERED!, she answers the 25 top questions that...
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leslie mcadoo gordon
- Apr 4, 2019
- 1 min
"What level of security clearance is a Public Trust clearance?"
"Public Trust" is NOT a security clearance. It is determination by the US Government that the person can have access to certain kinds of...
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