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Young, Scrappy, Hungry, and Waiting: The Case for Reforming Security Clearances

Post author By Kelsey Ritchie
Post date September 26, 2018
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Last December, I was offered my dream internship — working with the U.S. Department of State — after a two-month application and interview process. As a master’s student in global policy studies, the opportunity to work for a summer at the U.S. Mission to the UN in Geneva would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It would […]

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Parsing the Dept. of State’s Security Clearance Process

Post author By Michael Deegan
Post date July 16, 2017
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Photo: (cc) Shashi Bellamkonda Social Media Swami Network Solutions Crook Fellow Michael Deegan is based this summer in the Office of the Coordinator of Assistance to Europe and Eurasia with the State Department in Washington D.C., and shares his experiences and advice on the State Dept.’s security clearance process: I couldn’t believe it. After all but giving up and starting a […]

Tags Crook Fellow, Crook Fellowship, security, security clearance, state department, Summer Internship, Summer Internships