August 19, 2021
The U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday agreed to close out a suit by a group of foreign-born soldiers challenging delays in security clearance decisions, but not before taking a final swipe at the plaintiffs for a lengthy voluntary dismissal motion accusing the government of "longstanding" discrimination.
August 05, 2021
A group of foreign-born, naturalized soldiers on Wednesday asked a Virginia federal court to end their suit claiming that discrimination made it harder for them to be cleared for high-level positions in the U.S. Army, telling the court that the U.S. Department of Defense has changed its policies.
May 24, 2021
A Virginia federal court refused to toss foreign-born, naturalized soldiers' claims that discrimination frustrated their attempts to be cleared for high-level positions in the U.S. Army, saying the soldiers presented enough factual matter that, if true, supported their allegations.
November 19, 2020
The Pentagon rebuffed foreign-born soldiers' claims that discrimination hampered their efforts to obtain security clearance for high-level positions, telling a Virginia federal court that naturalized and U.S.-born servicemembers' clearance requests are processed equally.
August 17, 2020
A naturalized U.S. citizen who served in the Army has hit the U.S. Department of Defense with a proposed class action alleging the department is unlawfully denying foreign-born soldiers security clearance needed for higher-level military positions.