Security Clearance news
A Rare Allegiance Issue Security Clearance Appeal
A recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case caught my eye because it involved the rarely used adjudicative guideline pertaining to allegiance to the United States. Here is a quick summary of the case: The DOD CAF had issued a Statement of Reasons to a defense contractor citing
DoD Industry Investigation Metrics Update
The National Background Investigation Bureau (NBIB) released the latest metrics as of the end of August 2019 regarding background investigation processing and timelines for DoD Industry contractors. Quoting strategic terms such as surging, hubbing, and focus area, the NBIB seems to have made significant progress on cutting down the backlogs.
TS/SCI timeline: 8/23: Applied for position 12/23: Requested Resume & Transcripts 1/24: Interview Mid 2/24: CJO Late 2/24: Submitted SF86 5/24: Meeting with investigator 8/24: Poly/Psych Currently in Adjudication
TS/SCI FS Timeline: Applied: 10/23 Testing: 10/23 Interview: 2/24 CJO: 2/24 86 and additional documentation: 3/24 Met with investigator: 5/24 poly/Psych: 7/24 2nd poly: 9/24 Additional questions from OPS: 10/24…
TS/SCI FS Timeline (still in progress): Applied: 11/23 Interview: 11/23 CJO: 12/23 SF86: 1/24 SF86 again + accepted: 2/24 Poly/Psych Request: 5/24 Poly/Psych (poly 2 times): 8/24 yawn Supposedly I…
Secret Timeline: 7/24: Request for SF86 7/24: SF86 Completed 8/24: Meeting with investigator 10/24: Contacts reached out to 12/24: Secret granted