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Security Clearance Denial

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Many on this site have asked if the results of a polygraph taken with another agency can result in a security clearance revocation with your current employer. The answer is yes if the conduct or issues disclosed in the polygraph fall within the 13 adjudicative guidelines that apply to all

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Background Investigations

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Thursday evening, the Department of Defense released its rundown of government contracts valued at $7 Million or above. Infrequently are contracts directly related to the security clearance process – making this announcement all the more interesting. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Personnel Security Division will depend on ADC Ltd. NM for background

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BI industry could take up to “3 months”, return to normal caseload after shutdown is over
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TS/SCI FS NSA failure
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SF86C new foreign contact
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DCSA work picking up?
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CO Poly re-up. Polygrapher said I had significant responses
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Cleared Linguists Displaced by AI
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Alcohol Use Disorder and the Human Reliability Program
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CE Clearance renewal
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DCSA work picking up?
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What would prolong adjudication?
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Discussing: SF86C new foreign contact
sbusquirrel

clearedrob: Just 18 months of silence until… completed. That’s got to be longest I’ve heard of that didn’t involve a reinvestigation.

clearedrob

Yep. It started before RIF (I was told they were already short-staffed to begin with) then the shutdown.

Stephanieevans

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.

Stephanieevans

Nope i had zero break in access! I was working a cleared contract when they requested my access.

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