When Hakeem Thomas joined the Army National Guard a decade ago, he remembers a recruiter telling him, “You don’t understand what a security clearance is now, but you will when you get out.” Now a ...

Whether you're filling one out for the first time or returning to it again, SF-86 is a document most clearance-holders dread. SF-86 is long, detailed and can be very frustrating. It's important to ...

As a service member or veteran, you have an inside track to getting a security clearance, which gives you a leg up on federal jobs -- and it's an advantage that more and more employees are utilizing, ...

The Senate Intelligence Committee plans to investigate military security clearance in light of the shooting at Washington’s Navy Yard, committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said Wednesday.

Editor’s note: this article has been updated. For years, military leaders have insisted that troops in need of mental health care should reach out without worrying it will adversely impact their ...

In the aftermath of Monday's mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, officials have confirmed that the perpetrator of the crime, Aaron Alexis, carried a secret security clearance. How and why ...

The Army has asked that an ex-military aide — who was fired for boozing, having “improper interactions” with women and using his government credit card at sex clubs across the globe — be allowed to ...

NEW YORK -- An unsecured backup drive has exposed thousands of US Air Force documents, including highly sensitive personnel files on senior and high-ranking officers. Security researchers found that ...