New 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 [...]
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November 17th, 2011Foreign 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attorney is investigating a case involving a western Pennsylvania Egyptian scientist whose top security clearance was revoked by the Department of Energy.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. [...]
Government Scientist Violates Top Security Clearance, Charged for Spying
November 18th, 2009A former government scientist has been arrested and charged with attempted espionage. Stewart David Nozette was arrested in October 2009 for violating his top security clearance by allegedly disclosing classified information to an FBI agent dressed as an Israeli intelligence agent. According to reports, Nozette attempted to give up the information in exchange for $11,000.
Nozette [...]