Many employees are experiencing burnout, especially with the denormalization of the 9 to 5 workday. Thanks to cell phones and computer access, employees now take work home with them too. Trevor Bogan, Regional Director at Top Employers Institute joins the Security Clearance Careers Podcast and provides valuable insights regarding burnout and how employees can counteract it. Burnout is a term used to describe the feeling of exhaustion, both physical and emotional, that comes from prolonged exposure to stress. Employees who suffer from burnout may feel disconnected from their work and their colleagues, and may struggle to find the motivation to perform their daily tasks. This can lead to decreased productivity, increased absenteeism, and higher employee turnover rates. Those who come from the armed services are no stranger to this, and SCIF life while other industries are working from home 100% of the time can perpetuate this burnout in addition to some jealous tendencies.

Tricks to Beating Burnout in Your National Security Job

CISA's Veterans Program Manager Keith Cassant spoke with ClearanceJobs about his military transition and how CISA helped him reinvent himself.

How CISA Helped Veterans Program Manager Keith Cassant Reinvent Himself Post Military

CC - Legalize Marijuana

Legislation gets pushed almost every year advocating for a change in federal drug policies. In addition, many congressional members have also pushed to open up career opportunities in federal government for marijuana users. Clearance holders should read the fine print and know that even if some of the policies change around federal employment, that may not mean security clearance holders can partake. Pre-and-post employment rules matter, and current efforts to change the law are just proposals - until something gets signed into law, federal marijuana rules should keep clearance holders away from drugs, even if they're legalized at the state level.

Legal Weed for Feds - What Does That Mean for Clearance Holders?

The Military Officer Association of America (MOAA) is the nation's largest and most influential association of military officers. It is an independent, nonprofit, politically nonpartisan organization. They are a great partner of ClearanceJobs in acting as a resource for our military community.&nbsp;MOAA's Senior Director, Career Transition and Member Services, Col. Brian D. Anderson, USAF (Ret), joins the podcast to chat about the power of networking as you are navigating your military (including spouses) transition.&nbsp;

Military Officer Association Shares Tips for Veterans and Military Spouses

Ana Montes spied on behalf of communist Cuba for 17 years. A new book by former FBI agent Peter Lapp discusses how Montes was able to carry out as a dangerous insider for nearly two decades, and his own career journey with the FBI. In our interview, we discuss how the book outlines loyalties “from both sides of the equation,” and what took one person down a path to protecting and defending America’s interest, and how another chose to betray her country. Montes was recently released from prison, making it a timely discussion as those in national security continue to study what makes an insider.

Former FBI Agent Shares What Went Behind the Take Down of One of America’s Most Dangerous Spies

For this episode of the Security Clearance Careers Podcast, we discuss a pretty common topic amongst government work: continuing resolutions. Operations for federal agencies are funded annually, but when appropriation bills are not passed by the start of the October 1 FY start, Congress uses a continuing resolution to temporarily fund the government for the short-term. Continuing resolutions are interim stopgaps, usually enacted to avoid a government shutdown. More recently, the United States Senate pushed forward a bill that funds the government through a continuing resolution and will make sure that the DoD can continue working, and just as important during the holiday season, that service members will continue to get a paycheck. This is the second time this year that we have avoided a government shutdown, but this has started to become a pattern over the last decade. Continuing resolutions may be short-term good news, but this repetition has some major implications and impact service members, civilian workers, and their families.

Service Members Will Get Paid Through Holidays Under Continuing Resolution

Middle-aged adults are binge-drinking and using weed at record levels according to the New York Times, in a recent study. What is the catalyst here? Are people just burned out and over it? If people are hitting the bottle and turning to marijuana as a means to escape life, or if being stuck at home during COVID led people to start exploring other recreational hobbies, all of these trends can affect your security clearance if you partake.

Middle-Aged Adults are Binge-Drinking and Using Weed at Record Levels

<a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/latest-numbers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The newest jobs report</a> reveals veteran unemployment rate was 2.9% last month, down from 3.6% in September. November is Military Families Month, so for this episode of the Security Clearance Careers Podcast we discuss recruiting, hiring, and workplace issues for veterans – everything from upskilling and reskilling, to how some interviewers overlook valuable assets and experiences veterans bring to the table. Kathleen Quinn Votaw is the CEO of TalenTrust, a strategic recruiting and human capital consulting firm. Quinn Votaw is the author of two books, DARE to CARE IN THE WORKPLACE: A Guide to the New Way We Work, and Solve the People Puzzle: How High-Growth Companies Attract &amp; Retain Top Talent. Regarded as a key disruptor in her industry, she has helped thousands of companies across multiple industries develop purpose-based, inclusive communities that inspire employees to come to work. Veterans, like many other populations, look for certain cues that a company is going to be military friendly. When it comes to recruiting them to your organization, retaining them, and how recruiters can reach veteran talent before the next company, that requires a certain finesse, as well.

Recruiting, Hiring, and Workplace Issues for Veterans

Are you in tune with the 13 adjudicative guidelines? Your national security job and your eligibility for maintaining a security clearance depends on them. Lindy Kyzer and Sean Bigley discuss the education and guidance that is critical for providing information to applicants and maintaining the cleared workforce.

Your National Security Job Depends on the Adjudicative Guidelines

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