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Background Investigations

The National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) conducts approximately 95% of the background investigations for the Federal Government, and also handles portions of investigations (e.g., NACs, FBI fingerprint checks) for agencies that run their own investigations.  In 2016 the NBIB had a total investigator workforce of 5,843 (federal and contractor investigators)

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Security Clearance Process

Many security clearance applicants seem to get confused about what they are required to list when they get to the police record section on the SF-86. There are “EVER” and within the last seven year questions, questions that deal with alcohol, questions that deal with illegal drug use, questions about

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Past Security Clearance Posts

Obtaining Security Clearance

I was researching some of the lesser known facts about security clearances and background investigations and ran across a very informative and interesting article posted…
Security Clearance Process

Most of the articles and comments you read about regarding security clearances and reciprocity contain information about how your security clearance can transfer from one…
Obtaining Security Clearance

The majority of security clearances are processed by the Department of Defense. But security clearances are also issued by agencies including the Department of Homeland…