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Veterans in Congress, Clearance Reform, and Your Deleted Social Media

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From Co-Op to Cleared: Northeastern's Talent Pipeline, Plus Foreign Travel Reporting Pitfalls

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The Cipher Brief's Brad Christian Previews the Threat Conference's 10th Year

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Modernizing SCI Nominations — and When Foreign Ties Come Under Scrutiny

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FOCI Just Got a Lot Bigger — Plus, What Summer Fun Can Cost Your Clearance

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Could Veterans Soon Keep Their Security Clearance Eligibility Longer? Plus, Handling False Clearance Reports

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Trusted Workforce 2.0: Closing the Continuous Vetting Gap with AI, Automation & Workforce Risk

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The New Rules of Suitability: What OPM's Vetting Changes Mean for Your Career

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Building Your Brand in the Intelligence Community with Shana Cosgrove

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Secret Squirrel Files: Where True Crime Meets National Security

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Why Facility Security Officers Are Being Asked to Do More Than Ever

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Cleared & Compensated: What the 2026 Data Reveals

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Storytelling, Service, and Trust: Capturing the Human Side of National Security

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GEOINT 2026: Tradecraft, AI, and the Future of Intelligence

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Certainty in Uncertain Times: CIA Leadership Lessons That Actually Work

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When the Mission Ends: Rebuilding Identity After Service

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Innovation, AI, and the Future of the Security Industry

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Diving Into Federal Career Pivots & Side Hustles

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Who’s Accountable When AI Shapes National Security Decisions?

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A New Era of Security Clearance Insecurity: New Legal Voices, Real-World Guidance for 2026

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Why Workplace Flexibility Matters for the National Security Workforce

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Shutdown Stress: How Financial Fallout Can Threaten Your Security Clearance

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Modernizing Personnel Vetting and Mapping the Future with Trusted Workforce 2.0

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What the Government Shutdown Could Mean for Your Security Clearance

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Federal Hiring Myths, Trends, and What’s Next with Armand Curet

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Inside Scoop on ClearanceJobs Connect

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Trust Me: Talking Trusted Sources and Internet Liars in the Clearance Process

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Reform, Risk, and Results: Rethinking Federal Acquisition

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How to Support High Achieving Teams Despite Government Uncertainty

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Innovation in the Federal Government - with Sabra Horne

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How Tech is Transforming Security Clearance Compliance

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Bringing Together the Security Professionals Who Safeguard the Nation

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How Effective is Trusted Workforce GAO Studies Program

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Iron Butterfly Continues to Tell Untold Stories of Women in the IC

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Building a Resilient Cyber Workforce with the Cyber Guild

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Career Transition Tips for Intelligence Community Professionals

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Tips for Navigating the Personnel Vetting Questionnaire

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Finding Your Haymitch Abernathy in the Federal Hunger Games: Tips for Coping with Constant Changes

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Tips for Federal Workers Dealing with Reductions and Restructuring

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Bringing Better Technology Into Government and How Your Job Search is Like Online Dating

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Former CIA Operative Talks About Getting 'Off the X' and Out of Your Comfort Zone

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New National Security Data and Policy Institute Helps the IC Engage Outside Experts on Data

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Security Clearance Reform 20 Years in the Making

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Job Transitions for Political Appointees

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How the Trump Administration Could Affect Clearance Policy

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Personnel Vetting 2.0: National Security and the Future of Vetting with the Honorable Sue Gordon

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Data-Driven Talent Management with COL Kris Saling

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Improving the Federal Hiring Process and Candidate Experience

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The Policies and Processes to Build the Future of the National Security Workforce

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How to Get Fired as a Fed, and Foreign Travel Considerations

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When Security Clearances are Weapons: When Clearances are Used to Address Employment Issues

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National Security Hiring Needs an Overhaul

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Polygraph Problems for Clearance Holders and Tips for Your Clearance Interview

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Pathways and Partnerships to Better Hiring in the Federal Government

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NIST Offers Guidance on Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information

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Career Pathways in the IC - From Intelligence Community to Facility Security

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Celebrating a Cyber Warrior at this Year's William Oliver Baker Dinner

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As Security Threats Grow, So Does Need for New Security Talent

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The Secret History of Women at the CIA - A Conversation with Liza Mundy

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The Real Story Behind Hedy Lamarr's National Security Contributions

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National Security Compensation Increasing

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Not Your Mama's Supply Chain - Understanding Modern Supply-Chain Security

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What Women in National Security Need to Know to Protect Themselves Online

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Helping Companies Compete to Win in the Federal Contracting Space

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Diverse and Trusted: Understanding Bias in the Clearance Process

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Security Clearance Reciprocity on the Hot Seat and Clearance Holders Prep for Tax Season

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Delivering a Dose of Punk Innovation to Any Problem

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Is it Time for a More Innovative Approach to the Defense Budget?

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Women in National Security Can Find their Herd at Upcoming Conference

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Security Clearance Expectations for 2024

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Can the Clearance Process Deliver a Better Customer Experience?

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Former FBI Agent Shares What Went Behind the Take Down of One of America's Most Dangerous Spies

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How to Improve Federal Hiring - a Conversation with Defense Unicorns

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Healthcare Cybersecurity in the Spotlight

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Cleared Community Conference and the Latest in NatSec Pop Culture

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How to Take a Holistic Approach to Addressing Insider Risk

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Homeland Security Risks from Foreign Investment, Influence

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Understanding Insider Risk with the Former CSO at Boeing

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Cocktail with a Codebreaker? Here's Your Chance

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Leidos Pushes to Reduce Stigma Around Mental Health in the IC

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Staying in the Know in GovCon and Clearance Holder Poppyseed Problems

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Special Security Officers from Oppenheimer to Today

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How to Create New Tech Talent to Fill the Government's Tech Skills Gap

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Memoirs from a Not So Ordinary Defense Contractor

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Insider Threat Needs to Focus on Access, Technology

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National Cryptologic Foundation Looks to Attract Next Generation of Codebreakers with Cyber Saturday Event

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Are There Really Too Many People With a Security Clearance?

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Training Opportunities for Security Professionals and Addressing Suitability

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OMB Deputy Director Updates on New Security Clearance Benchmarks, Vetting Goals

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Former USCYBERCOM and DIA Director Emphasizes Dealing with the 'When' Not the 'If' of the Next Threat

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Ransomware and Other Cybersecurity Hot Topics Hitting Companies Across the Federal Supply Chain

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Security Field Still Dominated by Men, But Sees More Roles for Women - SCI Episode 37

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A New Security Clearance Application Headed to Implementation - SCI Episode 36

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The Year Ahead in Security Clearance, Counterintelligence and Suitability - SCI Episode 35

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What the Security Clearance Community Can Expect in 2023 - SCI

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Holiday Clearance Considerations - SCI Episode 32

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The Role of Media and Information in National Security - SCI Episode 31

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Northern Virginia Cybersecurity Job Market Stays Hot, Industry Stays Active - SCI Episode 30

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Understanding the Real Risk Factors for an Insider Threat

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Enabling National Security Careers for More Candidates - SCI Episode 28