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An Overview of State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service
Like the Intelligence Community (IC) agencies, the Department of State processes their own background investigations and security clearances by using the personnel security resources from their Bureau of Diplomatic Security, specifically, the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS). The DSS also assist other federal agencies in processing their background investigations. According to
CIA Hiring Process and Do’s and Don’t
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) hiring process is arduous and lengthy, as evidenced by many who posted on this site about the long wait time to hear back. If selected as a candidate for a job, they will give you a conditional job offer. There are, however, some other things
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.