<p>Millions of jobs require a U.S. government security clearance. Getting or keeping one is an anxiety-inducing process shrouded in mystery, and sometimes, urban legend. From drug use and bankruptcy to cryptocurrencies and motorcycle gangs, we unpack all of your top (or most unexpected) security clearance questions. We also talk with some of the leading experts and government officials charged with overseeing the security clearance process and establishing security policies. Security Clearance Insecurity demystifies security clearances, delivers expert insight, and answers the questions you’d never ask at work. Hosted by ClearanceJobs.com's Lindy Kyzer and Sean Bigley, security clearance legal correspondent and regular ClearanceJobs contributor.</p>
We continue our conversation with Mark Frownfelter, Assistant Director for the Special Security Directorate at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. He talked hot topics in personnel security and clearance reform, including why candidates with drug use in their past shouldn' t 'weed' themselves out of the process, and how ODNI is staying responsive to policy changes in drug use.
In the second half of the program, security clearance attorney Sean Bigley discusses why your motorcycle gang affiliations matter to the personnel security process. Yes, the clubs you participate in - or even the forums you join - may matter in the security clearance process. One security clearance holder discovered that when his Outlaw Motorcycle Gang membership cost him his clearance.
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