CHAPTER 7The Basics of Security Clearances

More than 2.8 million federal employees (including military employees), andat least 1 million contractors and consultants, currently have security clearances.

imageHot TipStrut Your Stuff. A federal security clearance is valid for two years after leaving a job requiring a security clearance. Because your ability to obtain a security clearance would testify to your trustworthiness and sense of responsibility, brandish on your résumé any security clearances you have held, even if they have expired.

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