Security Clearance Law Blog

Federal Employees and Security Clearances

By John V. Berry, Esq., www.berrylegal.com

For cleared federal employees, the ability to obtain or maintain a security clearance, for certain federal positions, can be critical with respect to maintaining their federal employment. If a federal employee is required to have access to classified information, then they must be eligible for a security clearance in order to keep their position. This article discusses the connection between security clearance and those employed by the federal government.

Security Clearance Law and Family Law: How They Intersect

By John V. Berry, Esq., www.berrylegal.com

There is a major intersection between family law and security clearance law issues which can arise where one of the spouses is a security clearance holder. It is important understand how they connect. This article talks briefly about this intersection and some of the issues associated with these connections. The major issues that often arises between individuals holding security clearances in the context of family law usually has to do with divorce, custody and domestic violence issues. I will take each of these in turn in this article.