“Happy Memorial Day” posts :( It was never meant to be just another 3 day wknd. It’s to remember those who never made it home. Those who gave their lives. Families are visiting gravesites, carrying losses that never leave.
Just dropped a new podcast interview 🎙️
I joined the @ClearanceJobs podcast to talk about breaking into tech within the federal government, AI careers, product management, and the future of GovTech.
AI is creating new lanes for professionals willing to learn, build, and adapt. 🚀
https://t.co/KTe28U3Jca
This week on Secret Squirrel Files, Katie + Phoebe explore two terrorism cases that permanently reshaped national security, aviation safety, & America’s understanding of extremism. Check out Operation Bojinka & the Oklahoma City bombing.
https://t.co/YaaRmZnooL
Everyone wants “top secret” access until they realize the real job is 73 tabs open, cold coffee, and explaining to leadership why the Wi-Fi password can’t be “Password123”.
#NatSec#ClearedLife#SecretSquirrels
Pre-Clearance Screening Forms Before the SF-86: What Applicants Should Know
For many applicants seeking government contractor positions, the first security clearance form they receive is no longer always the SF-86.
https://t.co/HgWDceVc6O
Over 12,000 new ICE employees were brought on across the U.S. During the rush hiring, initial screening & vetting processes were fast tracked or bypassed altogether. As you can imagine, there were many issues that would have precluded applicants from obtaining security clearance.
At a time when global security feels increasingly unpredictable, one message from NATO leadership is coming through clearly: the intelligence advantage won’t come from collecting more data. It will come from using it faster—and better. @USGIF
https://t.co/gxgWonvRFp
Astronomers now say it’s 100 times more likely that Earth and our galaxy sit inside a giant cosmic void.
This idea challenges one of the most basic assumptions in cosmology: that matter is evenly spread throughout the universe on large scales.
Instead, new evidence from baryon acoustic oscillations – patterns left behind by sound waves from the Big Bang – suggests that we live in an underdense bubble two billion light-years wide with far less matter than average.
Declassified Briefing Confirms Secret Squirrel Has Been Quietly Running a Parallel Government Since 1967—Officials Say ‘It’s Mostly About Nuts and Surveillance
@DCSAgov is expanding Rap Back enrollment beyond clearance holders to the broader industry population—a major step forward in Trusted Workforce 2.0 + Continuous Vetting. Learn more: https://t.co/AMYWJZWTYD
#NationalSecurity#TrustedWorkforce#ContinuousVetting#DCSA
Making mistakes in your personal life doesn’t automatically disqualify you from obtaining a security clearance. But how you handle those mistakes absolutely matters.
https://t.co/NRsS8V6lnq
Secret Squirrel spotlight 🐿️ @ColonelCandid shares hard-earned lessons from a career in intel and cyber, plus what’s coming next with AI and evolving threats.
Worth your time: https://t.co/0bxOlonMzw
#NatSecWork#Cybersecurity#Intel
A legend on screen + a morale boost off it 💪 From martial arts icon to cultural phenomenon, Chuck Norris didn’t just entertain, he inspired generations with resilience, grit, & humor. https://t.co/QyjRfQ5m8j