Security Clearance news
Contractor Overcomes Drug Use and Lack of Candor to Keep Clearance
Many on this forum ask how long is long enough after the last use of illegal drugs. There is no set timeline for adjudicators to use. It depends on several factors: circumstances; age; type; recency; and probability of reoccurrence. A recent Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals (DOHA) case involved
Background Investigations Costs for FY 2021
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) took over the background investigation process from the National Background Investigations Bureau last October and has used the same billing rates for background investigations since fiscal year 2018, but there will be some modest changes starting in FY 2021. Here is the breakdown
clearedrob: Just 18 months of silence until… completed. That’s got to be longest I’ve heard of that didn’t involve a reinvestigation.
Yep. It started before RIF (I was told they were already short-staffed to begin with) then the shutdown.
yikes, what agencies? Hope DIA doesn’t take that long. The guy they just onboarded before me took 3 months so I’m hoping I’m almost there.
Nope i had zero break in access! I was working a cleared contract when they requested my access.