Mobile technology is used to keep families connected and share data across organizations. Access to data is even more critical in response to a tragic event or law enforcement incident. How can technology help law enforcement responders when they need to react quickly? Larry Rose, Senior Vice President of Commercial Contracts and Procurement at Salient CRGT discusses how technology can allow first responders to connect with both one another and a command center in real time.

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If you hold a federal security clearance, you need to be careful what you publish to social networking sites - particularly LinkedIn. The Defense Security Service warns the site is the number one tool being used to target the defense industry today - and that requires more diligence on the part of security clearance holders.

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For now, your bitcoin investments are safe from the prying eyes of a security clearance background investigator – but that may not always be the case.

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Kay Curling, Salient CRGT (also known as Salient) chief human resources officer and Burt Yancey, co-founder and CEO of DirectPath, discuss how you can make the most out of your health care benefits, both in and out of open season.

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The Defense Security Service is pushing to take over its background investigation program. How did it run the program when it was at the helm prior to 2005, and what can we expect from them today?

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ClearanceJobs chats with William Henderson, a personnel security consultant. He discusses the history of the personnel security program, including the Defense Security Service, and offers commentary on the proposal to move the background investigations mission over to DSS.

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Neurodiversity is a popular topic across Silicon Valley. But it’s not just tech companies that benefit from hiring workers with conditions ranging from Autism to Down’s Syndrome. Learn how diversity in the workforce is expanding in new ways, and how it’s benefiting government employers as well as their employees.

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Brain scans show how excessive or daily drug use changes your brain. It's one of the keys Kimberley Berlin, a licensed clinical social worker and certified substance abuse counselor uses when describing the need to drop drugs - even for millennials who view it as 'legal' or 'natural.' Learn more about both the affect of drug use and why seeking treatment is actually a positive step for security clearance applicants.

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The company you keep does matter to the government - particularly if your friends are drug users or you have any history of drug use in your past. At higher levels of security clearance, you can also expect your friends to be contacted to provide information about you, and their drug use could affect your chances. Learn more in a conversation with Kimberley Berlin, a licensed clinical social worker and certified substance abuse counselor.

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Drug usage is one of the most common concerns for security clearance applicants, particularly those in college or recent graduates. Learn why about the amount of drugs used matters, as well as the number of times - and how to put the 'nanogram defense' to use in your favor.

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