Security Clearance news
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.
Foreign Travel Reporting Reminder
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) issued Security Executive Agent Directive-3 (SEAD-3) in June 2017 outlining reporting requirements for all security clearance holders. Foreign travel was specifically called out and requires clearance holders to submit a travel itinerary and get approval prior to commencing on travel. Agencies
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.