Are you a cleared engineer that loathes panel interviews? Got an cleared engineering one coming up that you are super nervous for? Wondering what questions you’ll be asked?
Not to worry, because LaKiesha Tomlin has you covered.&nbsp;

She's worked for large, enterprise level defense contractors like Northrop Grumman and Boeing and has also landed gigs within the commercial big tech space with giants like Apple. How did she land these dream jobs? Nailing the interview. 

How does a cleared engineering interview differ from other interviews? Sometimes an engineering interview may require you to take assessments, solve engineering problems, give a presentation or show your personality. Most of them are also behavior and/or situation based interviews. LaKiesha has all the tips / tricks, and shares them in this episode of ClearedCast.


Facing the Cleared Engineer's Worst Nightmare: The Interview

The Cybersecurity division of the Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Agency (CISA) leads the endeavor to secure federal, civilian, and government networks in cooperation with the private sector to maintain the security of the critical networks of our nation. ClearanceJobs had a conversation with one of the prominent female voices heading the incident response teams.&nbsp;

Alexis Wales, the Associate Director of Threat Hunting, is one of the leading females working for the department for the last 12 years. The threat hunting team is portion of CISA that is pioneering new approaches to the tradecraft that we call threat hunting – working in the cyber domains, anywhere from network infrastructure, to mobile, to cloud, searching for the bad guys in cyber clothing. “Our job is to do the nearly impossible – to find the unknowns,” Wales says.


A Nontraditional Career Path To a Cyber Agency's Threat Hunting Team

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) reached a milestone announcement this month –&nbsp;100% enrollment of the Department of Defense security clearance population into its continuous vetting (CV) program. That includes service members, DoD civilians and contractors. The application and investigation process doesn’t change – and the Federal Investigative Standards and adjudicative guidelines remain the same – but now the cleared workforce is being continuously vetted, versus episodic investigations only.
“Once an individual has been investigated and adjudicated, then they are automatically enrolled in continuous vetting,” said Heather Green, director of the Vetting Risk Operations Center, DCSA.


All Clearance Holders Now Enrolled in Continuous Vetting - DCSA Update

Allison Snell from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency talked with ClearanceJobs about her role on CISA’s Election Security Initiative Leadership Team and their work in securing the U.S. elections.&nbsp;

The election security initiative at CISA manages election risks and critical infrastructure on a national, state, and local level. Election security requires staff in the field, and Snell plays a vital role on the team, in a chief of staff role, keeping everyone managed and supported. Snell explains, “The election security initiative is part of the national risk management center…responsible for CISA’s election security mission and administering the sector risk management agency for the critical infrastructure designation of election infrastructure.”


CISA Works Year Round to Improve Election Security

Brad Thomas founded hard but SOF (special operations forces) rock band Silence &amp; Light with former Nirvana guitarist and Soundgarden bassist, Jason Everman. Thomas sits down with ClearanceJobs to talk about his military journey, transition pain points, what the rock band does to benefit the veteran community, and announces their new album release. 

For November's military appreciation month, and of course Veterans Day, ClearanceJobs is donating $1 for every podcast subscriber we receive to Warriors Heart, one of Silence &amp; Light's continued beneficiaries. 

Learn more about the band: https://www.silenceandlightmusic.com/
Learn more about Warriors Heart: https://www.warriorsheart.com/


Black Hawk Down Vet Forms Special Operations Rock Band

Jill and Katie highlight a few things just in time for the holidays... including exercising some patience when it comes to visiting with family, and avoiding battery charges you may have to report to your FSO. Applying to a security clearance throughout the holidays? The team gives tips on communication that could slow down. Lastly, the ladies share a DOHA security clearance denial case that reminds everyone to know their limits when it comes to drinking alcohol this T-giving. Gobble gobble! (+ drink responsibly)


Thanksgiving Around the Corner: Could Your Family or Booze Cost You Your Clearance?

ClearanceJobs recently sat down with&nbsp;Tremayne Williams and Liz Seamans from&nbsp;Frontier Technology Inc. (FTI).&nbsp;We chatted about how they transitioned out of the military and came to join FTI. And they also gave some tips for military members who want to make the transition.&nbsp;

THE PATH TO FTI: Williams and Seaman had different but similar paths to FTI. The theme for both of them was their own personal effort that they put in and the culture of FTI as a place that recognizes and develops talent.


The Value of Connections When Making the Military Transition

Welcome to ClearedCast, by ClearanceJobs. ClearanceJobs is the largest career networking site for individuals with active federal clearances. Get security clearance, intelligence community, espionage, national security and defense contracting updates in our exclusive interviews with intelligence community and government leaders.