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Lisa (Tn):
Questionnaires are not a normal component of a background investigation for a Secret or Top Secret clearance for military personnel. Unless the Navy has started doing something new that goes beyond the requirements of the National Investigative Standards for security clearances, my best guess is that your son was either misinformed or the questionnaire is for some purpose other than a security clearance. |
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William Henderson on May 14, 2012 at 9:46am
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Mitch (PA):
Since the delinquency was due to unemployment, you were only 180 days delinquent, and you have everything under control now, you should be fine. |
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William Henderson on May 14, 2012 at 9:35am
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I have a son who went into the Navy 4-18-2012 and I was told by him that his father and I should be getting an 8 question survey from the government about 10 days after he leaves that we need to answer and return asap for them to approve Top Security Clearance. We have received nothing as far as I can tell. My other children have been known to check the mail and I find things months later. Should I be worried that it has been missed placed or maybe I have just not given it enough time. I know this is important to him. Does anyone have any suggestion? |
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Lisa (Tn) on May 12, 2012 at 6:34pm
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i have just been hired by a contracting agency. I'm guessing I will start a periodic reinvestigation because my TS is due to expire within the next 4 months. I had some financial issues after being unemployed for the last 8 months. I just completed a consolidation of my debt to address the situation. Do you think this is an adequate solution? I am worried because i was unable to pay some of my bills over the last 6 months but, now i am current with everything. |
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Mitch (PA) on May 8, 2012 at 10:58am
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Nicole (DC):
I've never seen anything that requires a CAF to expedite adjudication. I think that CCF will try to adjudicate a case ahead of others if a commanding officer requests it and states a mission-related justification. Under Army regulation, commanders must endorse an SOR response. Under DOD 5200.2-R, paragraph C8.2.2.3., CAFs have 60 days after they receive an SOR response to communicate a final decision to the applicant (or at least an excuse for not reaching a final decision and an expected date of completion--not to exceed 30 more days). I've seen cases where CAFs have failed to comply with paragraph C8.2.2.3. |
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William Henderson on April 20, 2012 at 10:31pm
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Mr. Henderson,
I worked for DCMA (Dod civilian agency) from 2001 to 2011. Got my Secret Clearance on Nov. 2002. Quit in 2011, and was in Pakistan for 6 months where I got married to Pakistani citizen. Accepted Tentative Job offer with DCMA on March 3rd 2012. Submitted E-QIP on March 9th. Since then, I have not been contacted at all from DCMA Human resource or DCMA Security? How long before adjudication on my 2002 Security Clearance is made?
PS. I have bank account in Pakistan with minimum funds and I also have inexpensive ($3,000) property there as well. |
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mkhan (california) on April 20, 2012 at 2:29pm
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Thank you Mr. Henderson. Is there any validity to an expedited adjudication, if your commander writes a memo. I have had some soldiers give me this information but I have not seen any regulation or policy to back it. |
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Nicole (DC) on April 20, 2012 at 1:10am
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Aaron Nelson (Kentucky):
A CAF is a Central Adjudication Facility. Unless there was some adjudicative action pending at the time you left the Army, your clearance would have simply terminated, rather than being annotated as a "Loss of Jurisdiction." If your recent investigation request was for TS/SCI, the results of the investigation would have been received at DISCO and forwarded to Army CCF for adjudication. The TS and the SCI are not normally adjudicated separately. If the SCI is denied by CCF and your employer indicates a need for collateral TS, DISCO will then send your case to DOHA for adjudication of the collateral TS. If for some reason your collateral TS is being adjudicated separately, unless there is significant derogatory information in your case file, the adjudication will be done by DISCO, not DOHA. |
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William Henderson on April 18, 2012 at 6:50pm
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Nicole (DC):
If Army CCF did not receive your SOR response within the prescribed time, your clearance is automatically revoked. If the deadline for your SOR response was a while ago and you haven’t been notified that your clearance was revoked, it’s a pretty good indication that CCF received your SOR response. |
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William Henderson on April 18, 2012 at 5:49pm
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Hello again, and thank you for the information. It seems that they have requested to maintain my old TS collateral, and then request SCI eligibility from DIA. It seems that the TS collateral part was sent to DOHA though, then then I will have to wait for DIA next I guess. I don't know how long the waiting list is at DOHA currently. What is a CAF? The main problem is that they are trying to get back my old TS and it has already expired earlier this year, and also, my last clearance was adjudicated TS and SCI at the same time, meaning that when I lost jurisdiction, I lost them BOTH, not just SCI, so it seems I can't get anything back even though it hasn't been 24 months, because the two were adjudicated together by DoD. I don't know how that works, but it sounds like they just rushed me through the first time, and now I have to start from scratch. Has anyone heard a similar story to me? |
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Aaron Nelson (Kentucky) on April 17, 2012 at 9:05pm
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My clearance is currently suspended. I am a army reservist in the intelligence field. I ask my security POC's about updates on my clearances and they tell me they don't know anything, but at the same time the current POC is working outside of his MOS. I know I can't personally call CCF but I am not sure if they recieved my rebuttal to the SOR and I just need to know if my information is being worked. Any suggestions on who I can call or can anyone help? |
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Nicole (DC) on April 17, 2012 at 3:25am
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Aaron Nelson (Kentucky):
There is no "normal" time for adjudication at DOHA; however, DOHA does not adjudicate for SCI eligibility. If your clearance request was for TS/SCI, DISCO would have forwarded the completed investigation to the appropriate intelligence agency CAF for adjudication. |
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William Henderson on April 11, 2012 at 2:49pm
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I am currently at the Adjudication phase, but my investigation was sent to DOHA for Adjudication. My Investigation was for TS/SCI to be a Federal Contractor in Korea.
I had the same clearance until I got out of the Army for medical reasons last October, causing a loss of jurisdiction. My clearance hit the 5 year mark in the beginning of this year, causing it to actually expire.
I have been under Investigation for this new clearance since February 1st this year, but I guess it is a completely new investigation because of my prior loss of jurisdiction.
The Investigation was from February 1st, until March some time. I know it was sent to DOHA for adjudication on March 30th, meaning the investigation for TS/SCI was actually less than 60 days. I'm guessing that's a good sign, but I have no Idea how long it will take for my adjudication to actually start at DOHA.
I know it normally takes around 2 weeks to get logged into DOHA and like another week to get assigned to an adjudicator, but as for the expected time frame for that adjudicator to actually get to MY file, I have NO IDEA.
I know the adjudication can take a long time or a short time, they mentioned mine would probably not be long because the TS/SCI Investigation was so fast and smooth, but it still COULD be long.
What I am trying to find out is how much time it NORMALLY takes, after getting assigned to an adjudicator, for them to get to YOUR file to actually start the adjudication process.
DOHA wouldn't tell me anything except for that they hadn't received my file in their database yet.
Does anyone know how long I should expect to wait before they get to my file? Im just looking for a general number (i.e. 1 month). Or does anyone have a similar story to me, who could tell me how long it took for THEIR adjudicator to actually GET TO their file, after being assigned to them.
ANY information AT ALL would be GREATLY appreciated, I'm kind of in the dark here. I've heard weeks and I've heard months.
If ANYONE has information on this, PLEASE inform as soon as convenient for you, or post on here what you know. Thank you very much. |
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Aaron Nelson (Kentucky) on April 10, 2012 at 6:13am
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I am a contractor and my TS was adjudicated in Jun '11. Since that time, my SCI eligibility has been at AFCAF awaiting adjudication. Is this the normal time period? I read where TS/SCI clearances have taken about 4 to 5 months and here I am at 13 months and counting with no end in sight. This is more baffling by the fact that I held a TS/SCI for the entire duration of my military career (20+ years).
The reason that my clearance had to essentially be started over, was the 7 DAYS lapse between the time I retired/clearance became inactive and the time I began to work again. Basically, the background investigation had 'expired' and not 'renewed' because I was pending retirement. No new information was relevant from 2006 to 2011, so I would think that this would be a relatively easy thing to work. |
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Paul (San Antonio) on March 28, 2012 at 9:30am
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GJ (Pa):
Use the link to one of my books at the bottom of article. Navigate to the "contact us" page at my website and send me an email. |
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William Henderson on March 21, 2012 at 9:08pm
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Mr. Henderson,
I was a job applicant with the contractor since FEB07. I had even spoke to the ajudicator in OCT10 I was called with a question. I was informed it would only be another 90 days but it wasn't until MAR12 I was told it was halted in process. The contractor said they aren't priviledged to the information as to why it was stopped in process and didn't provide me with a date when it was stopped. They didn't say whether or not they will continue to sponsor me- I am not sure of my options at this time. Can the contractor re-start the process or must it now begin all over again? I appreciate your information and the more I have prior too further questioning the contractor the better. Thank you. |
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GJ (Pa) on March 20, 2012 at 4:54pm
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GJ (Pa):
Yes, it’s unusual.
Are you an employee of the contractor or a job applicant?
Is the contractor still sponsoring you for the clearance?
Were you told why the process was halted? |
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William Henderson on March 19, 2012 at 8:41pm
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Mr. Henderson,
I started the process for a TS/SCI w/FSP in FEB2007. I was told in the sumer of 2008 the clearance was in ajudication. I was still told that as late as OCT2010. Recently the contractor told me the process has been halted. What are my options? Is this unusual? |
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GJ (Pa) on March 18, 2012 at 9:30am
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Has anyone heard of a security clearance taking almost 5 years and 4 of those years were spent in ajudication? Also, near the end of the 5th year told the process was stopped without an explanation. The clearance was submitted to an intell agency. Any thoughts would be appreciated. |
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G (Pa) on March 14, 2012 at 5:13pm
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Doug (Colorado Springs):
Once your sponsor withdraws sponsorship, your clearance processing will stop. If an adjudicative decision has not been made by the time sponsorship is withdraw, a “loss of jurisdiction” will be recorded and your case will be closed. There is no appeal procedure when this occurs. If you can get another sponsor within a reasonable period of time, your case can be reopened for adjudication without having to restart the process from the very beginning. |
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William Henderson on March 4, 2012 at 1:08pm
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My Secret has been in ajudication since November and as of Feb 29 my sponsor can not wait any longer and is releasing me from employment. Is there anything I can do still ensure my clearence gets approved or appeal the process? |
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Doug (Colorado Springs) on March 2, 2012 at 1:28pm
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Quick question (New York):
I assume you are a defense contractor employee or employment candidate whose case is being processed by DISCO. DISCO automatically considers all clearance applications for an interim Secret clearance and generally grants or declines an interim clearance within a few days of receiving the clearance application. If your clearance application was actually forwarded to DISCO over a month ago and the investigation has not yet been opened at OPM, your application was probably rejected by DISCO because it was not completed properly or it was rejected by OPM because of errors on the application or problems with your fingerprints. If DISCO rejects your application, it usually takes less than a month before the applicant is notified and directed to resubmit. If OPM rejects your application it can take two months. |
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William Henderson on February 29, 2012 at 5:41pm
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dibril (dc):
If you are a Dept. of Navy civilian or a uniformed member of the US Navy, your security clearance should be adjudicated by DONCAF. |
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William Henderson on February 29, 2012 at 5:32pm
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14 months and counting for my TS/SCI... More depressed every day since you cant get ANY information about where it's at in the process or if it just got lost! |
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Tom (Virginia) on February 28, 2012 at 10:22pm
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Mr.Henderson,
My secret clearance investigation is complete. They said it was being sent to AFCAF but that's for air force right? I am in the Navy so shouldn't it be sent to DONCAF? |
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dibril (dc) on February 28, 2012 at 12:46pm
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Mr henderson
I contacted my FSO to see my status on my security clearance pending. She said my investigation has not started yet and the govt is still processing my paperwork. Its has been 1 month and its still in process. Can they give me interim clearance? How long does it usually take for my investigation to start?
Thank you so much for your time |
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Quick question (New York) on February 9, 2012 at 9:05am
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Mr. Henderson or any other experts,
Say you get denied an interim. Then you go through your background investigation and that closes. Is it POSSIBLE to recieve an interim now after a completed background investigation and before adjudication is fully completed?
Thank you for your replies! |
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Quick Question (USA) on November 16, 2011 at 8:21pm
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Mr. Henderson
My Secret clearance is currently being adjudicated by DISCO. It has been in adjudication since mid-October. Do you or any1 have any idea on the current average adjudication time frame? I know each case is unique, but this is for a overseas contract position.
Also during an interview my investigator told me the deadline established by the government for the case was November 29th, does DSS have a current deadline? |
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Ralph W (Lincoln, NE) on November 2, 2011 at 3:25pm
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Wow! So you hit the year mark already.. goodness that's a terrible turn around. Could it be that funding is tight and they have limited resources (?) I haven't been able to find anyone who has completed this process recently. Oh well; I guess we can hope they find a way to speed things up or at least give status updates - thanks John from PA |
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Curious (Maryland) on November 1, 2011 at 6:43pm
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@ Curious:
FWIW, your friend's timeline is 4-5 months behind that of myself and several of my colleagues seeking the same clearance from the same agency. We have all been sitting stagnant in adjudication for the last 7-9 months. |
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John (Pennsylvania) on October 28, 2011 at 2:07am
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Hello, I just finished my e-QIP for a secret clearance to work for DHS. They seem awfully anxious for me to get everything done quickly so when I got the go-ahead on e-QIP, I didn't wait. In the time frame covered, I have had a number of unfortunate circumstances happen to me. (Bankruptcy, foreclosure) that I feel makes me look incredibly irresponsible. I am anxious to get to work but I am afraid that these things are going to deny me an eligibility. Everything can be explained. It wasn't irresponsible, just unfortunate circumstances. It is my understanding that failure to get a suitability (interim clearance) could affect my ability to work. Clearances are new to me as I've never had one so I just need a little straightening out. |
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Scott (Virginia) on October 21, 2011 at 2:55pm
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My contact just emailed me today with this reply:
" Your investigation hasn't been closed out in the system yet, but it looks like the investigator finished on October 4th with your investigation and awaiting adjudication"
My question is; Obviously this means the invstigation portion is completed, BUT is my case now at WHS CAF waiting for someone to pick up my file and adjudicate the case.... Or does the investigation have to be closed out in the system first and THEN sent to WHS CAF for adjudication? Thanks a lot for the reply! |
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Mark on October 18, 2011 at 3:44pm
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Hello all,
I was just curious to know if anyone has received a TS w/ poly recently thru the CIA and how long did it take; just to ease a my anxiety a little. My friend submitted his SF86 this past March and did his polygraph this past July now is waiting for the adjudication. He has a clean record and has not travelled out of the country. His job offer depends on the outcome and it will be null after March of next year.. please let me know your thoughts. |
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Curious (Maryland) on October 17, 2011 at 8:38pm
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Mustafa (Missouri):
I don’t believe your security officer or any security officer can predict how long it will take to adjudicate your NACLC for a Secret clearance. There are cases that take over 6 months to adjudicate. There is a significant issue in your case—Foreign Influence—due to your immediate family members residing in Afghanistan. I don’t think it is unusual for any Central Adjudication Facility to take a long time to adjudicate a case involving a significant Foreign Influence issue. If you are on an unpaid leave of absence from your contractor position, your clearance processing should continue until a final determination is made. If you have been terminated from your employment, your clearance processing should also terminate without a final determination. |
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William Henderson on October 16, 2011 at 3:46pm
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Mark (VA),
Some adjudication facilities have the ability to conduct credit checks after they receive the investigation from the investigators. All have the ability to request additional information from you (the applicant) via letter through your security manager, possibly asking for proof that you paid certain debts or contact companies to arrange payments. The adjudicators do not contact creditors directly. Good luck. |
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Bill L. (Bowie, MD) on October 13, 2011 at 10:17am
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I have a question. My background investigator said that if i get something "paid off" after our interview, to not contact him. He said he has to report it everytime I get in contact with him. He also said that if I pay something off after, then "they" will find out. But even if I get it paid, it probably won't show up on a credit report by the adjudicators look at it. My question is this; when your case is in adjudication, Do they ALSO pull up your credit report and contact the credit card companies that you owe money to, to make sure something has been paid or is in monthly payment arrangements? Or do they go solely off of the report sent to them by the investigator? |
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Mark (Virginia) on October 10, 2011 at 5:09pm
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Mr. Henderson,
I am a linguist, contracted with the United States Army, and have been performing this function since 2009. On December 10, 2010, I submitted my application for Interim Secret Clearance and it was declined for further investigation. I did my subject interview in January, 2011 and answered all the questions and concerns the agent presented. In the meantime, I deployed to Afghanistan in April, 2011 and began to work as a linguist. As time progressed, I became more concerned as to why I was not receiving notification regarding my security clearance. The security department (S-2) on my team investigated the status of my case for me, and the result under Investigation Summary stated that “NACLC from OPM, Opened: 2011 01 05 Closed 2011 06 20”. I was told by the security officer that the investigation is closed and that the adjudication would be completed within 92 days maximum from the time the investigation was closed. It has now been 112 days and I still have not received notification. This caused me to be unable to continue my assignment and am now back at home awaiting word of my clearance.
According to the adjudicative guidelines for determining eligibility, I meet all the criteria they are seeking. I have shown my allegiance to the United States of America by my service with the military and by gaining my U.S. Citizenship in 2010. Of all the reasons why a security clearance would be delayed or denied, I do not meet any of them. Only two things that may have caused the delay is that I lost my U.S. passport but I did report it immediately and the second thing is that my parents and siblings are Afghan citizens and they reside in Afghanistan, my parents are both teachers and my siblings are underage and in school which the agent who did my subject interview thought none of these would be a big concern. What is your thoughts based on your experience?
I’m seeking your advise in this matter because I feel like this delay is unwarranted and unnecessary. I could be of great value to the United States efforts in Afghanistan, but this delay is causing an issue in being able to carry out those duties. Any suggestion on how to expedite the adjudication process? Or how much longer do you think is going to take them to adjudicate my case? I would highly appreciate any information and/or suggestion I can get in this matter.
Thank you very much for your time! |
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Mustafa (Missouri) on October 10, 2011 at 3:26pm
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Wes (Missouri):
If you were laid off, your employer should have “separated” in JPAS, meaning that they should have withdrawn sponsor of your clearance. If this happened, DOHA should have been notified and they should have closed your case with the notation “Loss of Jurisdiction.”
If your FSO did not “separate” you in JPAS, I assume the company is keeping on their roles as being on an unpaid leave of absence. If this is the situation then DOHA will continue to process your case. I believe that once your case status remains unchanged for 120 days, your FSO can submit a RRU for a formal case status review. This sometimes gets a case moving, if it has gotten stalled somewhere. DOHA accepts telephone inquiries from individual applicants. You can call them at 866-231-3153 (Arlington, VA office). I don’t know their new phone number at Fort Meade, MD. I also don’t know how much information they will give you over the telephone, but they should be able to provide average case processing time and perhaps information about the status of your case. |
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William Henderson on October 9, 2011 at 3:31pm
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Wes,
How significant were the financial issues? How many were delinquent, for how long, and a ball park figure of how much? |
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Rocky (Arkansas) on October 7, 2011 at 8:42am
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It has been 36 week since I submitted my eQip for a DOD contractor position, and I was denied an interm clearance due to finanical issues, Since I applied I have started making payments to fix my issue. My case has been pending at DOHA since July, and with our new contract I was laid off due to a contract change stating that you must have a clearance to be on the contract. My case is still pending at DOHA is anyway to speed up the process or anything my FSO can do to get a judgement on my case? Thank You. |
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Wes (Missouri) on October 7, 2011 at 4:51am
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Mr. Henderson,
Just to update you on my case. I recieved contact, setup and just finished conducting my ESI yesterday. I was told the report would be typed and sent to the adjudicating team. I'm assuming not too much longer from whenever they recieve my file before I know of a final determination! Thank you for your help and insight along the way! |
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Virginia (VA) on October 4, 2011 at 10:41am
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Ahhh I see. So let's say the case goes to WHS CAF, and they do not grant me a favorable decision based off of what they have (because I didn't include my payment arrangement letters and receipts in the SF86), so its showing to them as 3 delinquent accounts. Then I would have to go through the appeals process and probably receive a SOR? Or if the debts total up to $2,000, pretty low but in all still three delinquent accounts no matter how much they all total to, is there even a slim chance they grant it to me? I'm guessing it's going to depend on who is handling your case. Because i'm sure there are tons of people out there who have had little financial problems, weent straight through the process and deemed favorable without ever doing anything else but waiting. |
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Virginia (VA) on September 22, 2011 at 3:34pm
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Virginia (VA):
It’s possible that your investigation has been completed or is very close to being completed. There is also a good possibility that your investigation has been or will be sent to Washington Headquarters Services CAF (WHSCAF) for adjudication without a Subject Interview. If so, WHSCAF will have to decide whether they want to return your investigation to OPM and ask them to do a Subject Interview and possibly other investigative work. Your case must first be adjudicated under federal employment suitability criteria. If you receive a favorable employment suitability determination, your case will then be adjudicated for a security clearance. In the past 3 months WHSCAF moved from Arlington, VA to Fort Meade, MD, so cases may be a little backed up.
In cases like yours investigative phase and adjudicative phase means nothing because none of the averages apply. When a case is sent back to OPM for further investigation, OPM reopens the case as a new investigation and resets the clock to zero. |
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William Henderson on September 20, 2011 at 11:32am
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And the Subject Interview is done under the "Investigation" phase correct? Who will then complete that and send on their completed report, in my case, to Washington HDQs CAF who will then adjudicate the case based on all findings done through OPM and based on the interview I may/may not have to go through? Or would the interview be done under the "Adjudication" phase? Just trying to see which phase i'm currently in. I'm still going to assume the Investigation part, since back on Aug 11th everyone listed on my SF 86 received the letters about me, etc. Thank you so much. |
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Virginia (VA) on September 19, 2011 at 4:38pm
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Alice (NY):
Neither scenario will have an adverse impact on your eligibility for a security clearance. |
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William Henderson on September 16, 2011 at 10:27pm
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Virginia (VA):
OPM does the investigations for all of the agencies shown in blue, which represents about 90% of all investigations. The line item for OPM represents the cases they do for their own employees and contractors.
Forget about the times listed in the chart. They represent the average for the fastest 90%. Your case is probably near the 80th percentile. See the graph in my other article about clearance elapse times (click on the link to the right of the chart, above). It will give you a better idea of how long it might take. |
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William Henderson on September 16, 2011 at 10:21pm
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Mr. Henderson,
Thank you for your feedback. You said this may delay the time it takes to go through my investigation depending on if I do the Subject Interview or not. OPM is conducting the investigation for my job with the DoD/DCMA. So I would follow the chart above based on, 54 days investigation time by OPM? And that is from the time it is forwarded to OPM correct? So give or take a few days based on that? |
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Virginia (VA) on September 14, 2011 at 2:07pm
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Mr. Henderson,
Thank you for your valuable insight into these background investigations. It is such a lengthy and at times confusing process so I really appreciate any information you can offer.
I am currently undergoing a SSBI for a TS clearance after receiving a conditional offer of employment. I was contacted in early June that my investigation could begin at any time. In late July, some of my references that I listed on my SF-86 told me they met with an investigator regarding my case.
Up until this point, I am fairly confident that I have what is considered a clean record. My credit and finances are excellent with absolutely no debts nor student loans. I am essentially a non-drinker and have never been arrested or received a speeding ticket.
However, my concern has to do with my current employment. I have two scenarios that I would like your opinion on:
Scenario #1: I stay at my current full time position.
I have never been fired or dismissed from a position, but I am concerned that when the investigator contacts my current employer, I may be dismissed. I really want this new job and would accept being fired from my current one if it meant allowing the investigator to obtain what he or she needs to confirm my current employment and grant me a TS clearance. However, I am also aware there is a long adjudicative process and I will probably fall into the backlog of it somewhere down the line. I am not really concerned about being fired but more concerned that being fired will result in a clearance denial. I do not want to stay in my current field and I have been told by my security officer to "go ahead and live my life because this takes a while." In the case I am terminated after my employer finds I was looking for another job, how will this impact my BI?
Scenario #2: I leave my current position for a temporary career break. As I mentioned in the above, I do not want to stay in my current field and want to make a transition to my ideal field/COE that I was offered. In this scenario I'd be living my life as if the COE won't work out. During this break, I would be applying for positions closer to my desired career and researching grad school if that would help me find opportunities. My current field is completely unrelated so I feel that a transition period may take some time. I'd also be doing volunteer work. My question is, how would this career break/period of unemployment look on a BI? Instead of being gainfully employed (in a job I did not want to continue), I am concerned the investigator would view this period unfavorably or as me simply being lazy, which is not the case. I would definitely stay busy and active while I am in this transition process and ultimately hope for a good BI result.
Thank you so much for your comments. |
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Alice (NY) on September 11, 2011 at 3:05pm
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Virginia (Virginia):
Sounds like your investigation is an ANACI for federal employment that requires a Secret clearance. Your investigation is probably still open. Once its completed it will be forwarded to the requesting agency for employment suitability and security clearance determinations. Depending on how long ago your DUI occurred and whether your credit report shows your collection accounts in a repayment program, you might have to have an Enhanced Subject Interview (ESI). Sometimes OPM automatically schedules an ESI and sometimes they submit their investigation without an ESI and leave it up to the requesting government agency to decide whether they want one done or not. This may add more time to your case. If you have a realistic plan for repaying your debts and you have consistently made at least a few payments in accordance with the plans, you should ultimately receive a favorable determination on this issue. You should also receive a favorable determination on the DUI, if there is no other indicators of alcohol abuse and you did everything require of you by the court. |
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William Henderson on August 31, 2011 at 6:08pm
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Hello!
I have a question regarding my secret security clearance investigation. I was denied an interim clearance and am now waiting on a favorable decision from a final investigation. I do have delinquent debt, which has been in collections for awhile now. The debt totals around $2,500. I am 25 years old and the debt came from credit cards obtained while I was in college. Working part time for $7.25/hr on top of rent, food, etc while im college I was just unable to pay those. I have since made payment arrangements on them which I am going through now. I also have a DUI on my record. Which is the only alcohol charge, or any charge of any kind on my record. About 3 weeks ago my references, friends, etc received the letters from OPM to fill out about me. I was curious if my final clearance decision would be a good one, or how far along in the process I am? Thank you so much in advance for your answer! |
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Virginia (Virginia) on August 29, 2011 at 5:30pm
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Thanks Jess. This site is incredibly helpful
The only EVER question in Financial Records part is financial difficulties due to gambling. So I guess I don't have to report a reposession from 1999. What are my chances of getting an interim secret if I have foreign relations?
Thanks. |
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Smantha (AL) on August 21, 2011 at 12:22am
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@ Aggravated (Texas) - you may want to watch what you say on the internet about clearances, one of the biggest reasons for an individual to not receive access is because of their attitude and ability to handle stressful situations. I know it is frustrating but i am just looking out for you...
Clearances are taking longer now than they ever have. There is nothing your FSO or security staff can do. RRU's and CAF messages just slow the process down. The only way they can check on it is by looking in JPAS. It takes time but it is typically worth it in the end.
i wish you luck in your endeavors and hopefully you don't have to wait much longer. |
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Jess (Virginia) on August 19, 2011 at 3:30pm
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@Smantha - Yes, having foreign relations does have an impact on a security clearance. If someone is working on a classified contract and they have a family member that is foreign, they are more likely to give out information in passing conversation about the contract or company they are working for/on. Some of the questions on the SF86 ask "have you ever" and some ask "have you". The questions can go like this "Have you ever had any debt turned over to a collection agency?" You would answer this question considering your whole credit history, but some questions like "Have you filed for bankruptcy?" you would only consider the past 7 years. It depends on how the questions is asked. The SF86 can be pulled up in a PDF format on Google. |
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Jes (Virginia) on August 19, 2011 at 3:24pm
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Hi. I have a couple of questions. Thanks for all you do.
Does having foreign relations have an impact on Secret Security clearance (Not Top Secret) ? Also how unaddressed credit issues that are not on your credit report any longer impact Secret clearance (Not Top Secret). I have a couple of things (reposession of a vehicle) in county court records, about seven years old. Is that going to have an impact on Secret clearance (Not Top Secret)? |
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Smantha (AL) on August 19, 2011 at 9:55am
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Have TS/SCI already... Awaiting FSP, hooked to machine on Nov 4th 2010... Here we are August 2011 and jack squat in terms of it being completed... Was told I passed and should take 3-6months to complete the day I was hooked up to machine... WTF and can anyone be asked/followed up on status... F no! Company security personnel just bring up JPAS and say nope nothing... Worthless!
Is there any recourse/action that can be done at this point to find out any sort of information on status? Was given at the Lithincum, MD location (I believe its for NSA but not sure whos ultimately responsible for it!) |
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Aggrevated (Texas) on August 2, 2011 at 6:55am
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Matty/Bill -- I feel the pain here; I too am waiting on that exact clearance -- TS/SCI w/ FSP from CIA. I'm 4 months in adjudication w/ no foreign travel, no debt, etc.
I know 3 others waiting in the exact same situation on the same clearance who all entered adjudication in March.
So right now ~125 days in adjudication (well over double the fastest 90%). |
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John (Pennsylvania) on July 19, 2011 at 12:47am
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Richard,
The full report has stats on PRs at pages 7 and 8. Just click on the link "report" in the first sentence of this article. PRs processed by DISCO are probably taking much longer now than they were in 4th Q FY10, because of the move from Columbus, OH to Fort Meade, MD. See the article on BRAC for more info. PRs are always pushed to the back burner when a CAF encounters problems processing initial clearances. |
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William Henderson on July 18, 2011 at 9:48am
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Are there separate statistics and/or requirements under IRTPA for PPRs? It seems that for a TS at least, the timing is much longer. Also, if an investigation is opened and completed as a PPR, is that any indication of how "clean" it is? |
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Richard (Broadlands Virginia) on July 18, 2011 at 2:03am
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Are there separate stats out there for periodic investigations? My personal experience with what I might characterize as a "clean" record (only some limited foreign work & travel) is hitting 9 mos - almost 7 to investigate and over 60 days in adjudication. (TS through OPM for industry) Makes it hard to believe these numbers. |
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Richard (Virginia) on July 15, 2011 at 11:39pm
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Bill, I've been waiting on a similiar TS/SCI with FSP now for a year. 6 months in adjudication. I know I have extensive travel and a second passport. Any thoughts on how long it could possibly take from anecdodal evidence? |
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Matty (Florida) on July 15, 2011 at 7:25am
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@Bill, by 18 months, are you only including investigation+adjudication or are you talking end-to-end? Also, how many people do you know that took more than 18 months? What was the longest time? |
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Seth (San Fran ) on July 14, 2011 at 12:50pm
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Who are they fooling. I don't know anyone in 2011 that has gotten a TS/SCI w/FSP from CIA in less than 18 months. |
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Bill (Virginia) on July 12, 2011 at 2:06pm
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