As many as 50,000 new jobs, many requiring national security clearance, may be added to the American workforce under an agreement for the U.S. to sell F-15 fighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia.
The agreement will support the production of 84 new aircraft and the modernization of 70 existing aircraft. Munitions, spare parts, training, maintenance and logistics [...]
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U.S., Saudi Arabia F-15 Fighter Deal to Create Defense and Intelligence Jobs
February 3rd, 2012Ex-CIA Officer Charged in Alleged Leaks
January 24th, 2012The Justice Department on Jan. 23 charged a former CIA officer with leaking classified information, including the identities of agents participating in the capture and interrogation of alleged terrorists.
In a statement released by the Justice Department, according to CNN, the agent being charged is former CIA counter-terrorism analyst John Kiriakou, 47. He is charged on [...]
Guideline B, C, and E
December 14th, 2011Date: December 10, 2011
Department: Department of Defense
Location: Location: Carmel, Indiana
Guideline(s): Foreign Influence–Guideline B
Foreign Preference – Guideline C
Personal Conduct – Guideline E
The Edmunds Law Firm received notice of a favorable decision on December 10, 2011. The Applicant hired The Edmunds Law Firm to prepare and submit a written response to the Department of Defense. The Edmunds [...]
General Dynamics Receives $86 M Contract for Marine Field Operations
December 13th, 2011The technical activities of the Marine Corps’ Combat Operation Centers (COCs) will be supported through an additional five years of funding from an $86.2 million contract that the Defense Intelligence Agency granted to General Dynamics Information Technology.
General Dynamics intends to add 80 new defense jobs to carry out the effort. Many of the jobs will [...]
Government Crackdown!
December 9th, 2011The Government is cracking down on applicant’s that have foreign contacts. These cases can be won, however, preparation and knowledge of the Court’s specific concerns are important. Call (800) 481-2526.
No Pressure
November 22nd, 2011Federal agencies are often requiring national security clearance applicants to appear at hearings with very short notice. Requests for continuance are often being denied. This places added pressure on anyone seeking a national security clearance.
Having experience, and a large professional staff, is certainly an asset in situations such as this. Call The Edmunds Law Firm [...]
Pilot Cyber Security Program Continues
November 17th, 2011New jobs requiring national security clearance will probably open up as the Pentagon extends its program to prevent attacks on cyber networks. A pilot program has been extended into mid-November to assist major defense contractors keep themselves safe from hackers and hostile nations worldwide.
Officials are looking into how to involve more companies and subcontractors. President [...]
Foreign Service Officer Loses National Security Clearance
November 2nd, 2011The book, “We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People,” got author Peter Van Buren indefinitely suspended from his job at the State Department and his national security clearance revoked in October.
Van Buren was a Foreign Service officer in Iraq in 2009 where he worked [...]
Government, Military Face Cybersecurity Personnel Deficit
October 16th, 2011U.S. national security in cyberspace has become a thorny problem due to a deficit in personnel ready to defend us from computer hackers, cyberspies and others attempting to use the Internet to harm us, according to an article published in the August 2011 issue of National Defense.
“There is an acute shortage of Internet security experts [...]
Attorney Appeals Top Security Clearance Case
November 18th, 2009A security clearance attorney is investigating a case involving a western Pennsylvania Egyptian scientist whose top security clearance was revoked by the Department of Energy. In 2007 Moniem El-Ganayni was fired from Bettis Laboratory after being declared a security risk. His attorney is now appealing a federal judge’s dismissal of his lawsuit against the department. [...]