Lindy Kyzer of ClearanceJobs talks with Scott Cooper, who leads policy at With Honor, about how veterans in Congress are working across party lines. Scott describes the For Country Caucus, a bipartisan group of more than 50 House and Senate members he calls "radical moderates." He talks about the caucus' role in moving the Russia Sanctions Act and about With Honor's new 13-month fellowship, which places mid-career professionals in congressional offices. The conversation also covers the civil-military divide, why security clearance reform is one of the few truly bipartisan issues on the Hill, and how Congress shapes clearance policy through the NDAA and the Intelligence Authorization Act. Scott closes by explaining why the ethos of service still matters, using a Winslow Homer painting that hangs in his office.
In the second segment, security clearance attorney John Berry joins Lindy to answer a common question: can investigators see social media posts you've deleted? Usually they can't. The real risk is deleting posts to hide something that contradicts your SF-86. They also explain why scrubbing your entire online presence can look like a red flag, and what a sensible approach to privacy looks like for clearance holders and applicants.
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