How to make sure you keep that security clearance
You’re heard of the term cancel culture: getting rid of people with unpopular opinions. It’s not all that new. The popular new movie Oppenheimer re-enacts the revocation of…
Trump Lawyers Face Crime-Fraud Exception in Claiming Attorney-Client Privilege
WASHINGTON — The latest indictment against former President Donald Trump this week listed as co-conspirators five attorneys who are likely to have their loyalty to their client…
Why violent extremists get security clearances — but people of color must sometimes wait and wait
At the dawn of former President Donald Trump’s administration, government employees and contractors in need of security clearances could wait years for approval. Federal…
National security at ‘high risk’ as ‘old school’ methods degrade government security practices
When news broke that 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard airman Jack Teixeira leaked defense documents on the social network Discord, experts and concerned citizens…
What do the Discord leaks mean for the security clearance process?
In a June 30 memo, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directed Pentagon officials to take a range of actions to tighten access to classified information. The directive stems from a…
Cost-effective positions may protect Dayton, Wright-Patt intelligence jobs
Tighter federal access to classified and secure information probably will not result in fewer contractors with clearances in the Dayton area around Wright-Patterson Air Force…
A report that Elon Musk uses ketamine could put his security clearance at risk — again
A recent report in the Wall Street Journal that Elon Musk uses ketamine at parties could prompt an investigation into his security clearance, two attorneys who specialize in…
How the Air Force secrets leaker could end up getting away with it
Jack Teixeira, the Air National Guard member, recently joined a long list of military and civilian employees who blithely gave away classified documents. A federal judge let…
Examining Allegations Of A Two-Tiered Justice System In Trump’s Indictment
This week, Donald Trump’s indictment and arraignment have gripped the nation. For the first time in American history, a sitting president’s leading opponent is being…
How Trump’s Big Mouth Could Be His Undoing in Classified Docs Case
Donald Trump hasn’t done himself any favors in loudly and publicly fighting accusations he illegally swiped classified documents from the White House, with the former…