Security Clearance news

State Department Fudged Clearance Timeliness Reporting
The Department of State (DS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently released their findings on DS security clearance processes and discovered that agency officials used blanket estimates in reporting timeliness data to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) instead of the actual time. The DS is one of

Listing the Initial Criminal Charge on Your SF86 is Important
Time and time again I run across background investigation applications where the applicant listed criminal charges that are contradicted by the FBI criminal history check or police report. This is a serious mistake! It seems, either consciously or unconsciously, applicants try to downplay the seriousness of the reason(s) for the
The agency is the NSA. The one notorious for multiple polygraphs. Are you going for the same agency or having the same experience?
john_smith2: The one notorious for multiple polygraphs. The only agency that would not fall into this category is FBI because they seem to have a one-and-done policy for new applicants.
I thank god I never applied them. I have huge testing anxiety so im glad I at least get a few chances. Or maybe its a routine type of thing.…
Yes I am. However I haven’t been contacted yet to reschedule so I’m worried I might have failed. May I ask your time frame for all your polygraphs/reschedules? Trying to…