by Ron Sykstus | Jan 23, 2020
For the last couple of years, we have heard about the concept of “HQ2,” notably with Amazon. There was a frenzy of competition for Amazon to locate its second headquarters in...
by Ron Sykstus | Aug 19, 2019
It has been discussed for a long time but now the long-awaited changes to the security clearance process are here. An Executive Order (EO) was signed by the President on April...
by Ron Sykstus | Mar 1, 2019
I have been handling all aspects of security clearance law for many years, from the initial SF 86 questions and concerns, answering SORs (Statement of Reasons) through the...
by Ron Sykstus | Jan 14, 2019
I grew up watching David Letterman. In addition to Chris Elliot (see the movie “Cabin Boy” if you haven’t done so!) and Larry “Bud” Melman, I was also a big fan of his top 10...
by Ron Sykstus | Aug 24, 2018
I have recently seen a rash of individuals holding security clearances or wanting to get a clearance who have an issue arise due to debt problems. While I have written about...
by Ron Sykstus | May 11, 2018
Recently, I have seen a number of individuals who have been instructed by their facility security officer (FSO) that they need to fill out and submit a SF 86 form through the...
