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Security Clearance Insecurity — 117 episodes

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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

3

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

4

Cleared & Compensated: What the 2026 Data Reveals

5

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

6

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

7

Certainty in Uncertain Times: CIA Leadership Lessons That Actually Work

8

When the Mission Ends: Rebuilding Identity After Service

9

Innovation, AI, and the Future of the Security Industry

10

Diving Into Federal Career Pivots & Side Hustles

11

Who’s Accountable When AI Shapes National Security Decisions?

12

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

13

Why Workplace Flexibility Matters for the National Security Workforce

14

Shutdown Stress: How Financial Fallout Can Threaten Your Security Clearance

15

Modernizing Personnel Vetting and Mapping the Future with Trusted Workforce 2.0

16

What the Government Shutdown Could Mean for Your Security Clearance

17

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

18

Inside Scoop on ClearanceJobs Connect

19

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

20

Reform, Risk, and Results: Rethinking Federal Acquisition

21

How to Support High Achieving Teams Despite Government Uncertainty

22

Innovation in the Federal Government - with Sabra Horne

23

How Tech is Transforming Security Clearance Compliance

24

Bringing Together the Security Professionals Who Safeguard the Nation

25

How Effective is Trusted Workforce GAO Studies Program

26

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

27

Building a Resilient Cyber Workforce with the Cyber Guild

28

Career Transition Tips for Intelligence Community Professionals

29

Tips for Navigating the Personnel Vetting Questionnaire

30

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

31

Tips for Federal Workers Dealing with Reductions and Restructuring

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

Security Clearance Reform 20 Years in the Making

36

Job Transitions for Political Appointees

37

How the Trump Administration Could Affect Clearance Policy

38

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

39

Data-Driven Talent Management with COL Kris Saling

40

Improving the Federal Hiring Process and Candidate Experience

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

National Security Hiring Needs an Overhaul

45

Polygraph Problems for Clearance Holders and Tips for Your Clearance Interview

46

Pathways and Partnerships to Better Hiring in the Federal Government

47

NIST Offers Guidance on Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

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

52

The Real Story Behind Hedy Lamarr's National Security Contributions

53

National Security Compensation Increasing

54

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

56

Helping Companies Compete to Win in the Federal Contracting Space

57

Diverse and Trusted: Understanding Bias in the Clearance Process

58

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

59

Delivering a Dose of Punk Innovation to Any Problem

60

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

61

Women in National Security Can Find their Herd at Upcoming Conference

62

Security Clearance Expectations for 2024

63

Can the Clearance Process Deliver a Better Customer Experience?

64

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

65

How to Improve Federal Hiring - a Conversation with Defense Unicorns

66

Healthcare Cybersecurity in the Spotlight

67

Cleared Community Conference and the Latest in NatSec Pop Culture

68

How to Take a Holistic Approach to Addressing Insider Risk

69

Homeland Security Risks from Foreign Investment, Influence

70

Understanding Insider Risk with the Former CSO at Boeing

71

Cocktail with a Codebreaker? Here's Your Chance

72

Leidos Pushes to Reduce Stigma Around Mental Health in the IC

73

Staying in the Know in GovCon and Clearance Holder Poppyseed Problems

74

Special Security Officers from Oppenheimer to Today

75

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

76

Memoirs from a Not So Ordinary Defense Contractor

77

Insider Threat Needs to Focus on Access, Technology

78

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

79

Are There Really Too Many People With a Security Clearance?

80

Training Opportunities for Security Professionals and Addressing Suitability

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

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

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ClearanceJobs Connect and the National Security Hiring Crunch - SCI Episode 27

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NASA and How Congress (Attempts) to Get a Rocket to the Moon - SCI Episode 26

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Watch Out for Instant Classification Experts, and the Reality of the OPM Lawsuit Settlement - SCI Episode 24

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What It's Really Like to Work in the Pentagon and Security Clearance Side Hustles - SCI Episode 23

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You Can Get a Clearance Faster - But Do You Want To? Making the Case for National Security Careers

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Risky Business: Addressing Insider Threats Across the Workforce

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Security Clearance Mobility and New Concerns About Foreign Ties - SCI Episode 20

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What the Consolidation of Defense Adjudications Means - SCI Episode 19

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Yes, Your Employer is Watching You - SCI Episode 18

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Understanding Clearance Appeals and the Differences with the Intelligence Community Clearance Process - SCI Episode 17

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An Update on the State of the Security Clearance Process - SCI Episode 16

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How to Get Paid This Year - SCI Episode 15

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Tax Mistakes Clearance Holders Make - SCI Episode 14

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Security Clearance Career Considerations for Women, Young People - SCI Episode 13

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Getting Your Finances in Check and Checking in on ODNI's Drug Policy - SCI Episode 12

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Cybersecurity Concerns for Cleared Professionals - SCI Episode 11

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Top Causes of Clearance Denial - SCI Episode 10

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State of the Security Clearance Process and Divorce and Your Clearance - SCI Episode 9

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Security Clearance Hot Topics - SCI Episode 8

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Security Clearances in the Hot Seat - New GAO Report Lays Out Progress, Opportunity - SCI Episode 7

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Trusted Workforce 2.0 in the Intelligence Community - SCI Episode 5

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Surviving Security Clearance Limbo - SCI Episode 4

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Drug Use and Your Security Clearance - SCI Episode 3

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DoD Reaches Full Enrollment in Continuous Vetting Program - SCI Episode 2

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Your Friend in Afghanistan and Your Security Clearance - SCI Episode 1