Security Clearance news
A Breakdown of the Tier 3 Background Investigation
So you applied for and were offered a job that requires you to get a Secret security clearance. What does that mean? What checks are run, how far back do they go and who will they contact? Some details are not releasable for public consumption, but the below information is
New OPM Director Puts the Focus Back on Timeliness
The real security clearance issue isn’t the backlog (which is upwards of 500,000 pending cases) – it’s the timeliness. That’s what the new director of the National Background Investigation Bureau argued during a talk at the recent Professional Service Council’s Vision Project. “The real relevant number is 40 or 80.
Mine went pretty smoothly. He did say the machine didn’t like my serious crimes response once then never mentioned it again. That was pretty much it. I voluntarily disclosed some…
that is also what happened to me lmao, he said the machine didn’t like the serious crimes one, and i did admit some stupid stuff i did when i was…
You didn’t “fail.” If there was something wrong with your test, you would have received notification that the agency is discontinuing your application of employment. When your polygrapher said your…
Vanilla_Spice22: When your polygrapher said your case is going to the adjudicator, that means you “passed” the polygraph section of the background investigation. You are still being processed and hopefully…