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Background Investigations

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Back in January of this year OPM announced that it was standing up of a new agency, the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB), which would take over conducting background investigations from OPM’s Federal Investigative Services by October 2016 as a part of security clearance processing reforms. On August 23, 2016

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Adjudication

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A common mistake security clearance applicants make is in thinking that criminal charges filed against them resulting in the judge withholding adjudication do not have to be reported. This is not true, regardless of what advice a recruiter, friend, or solicitor may tell you. What does adjudication withheld actually mean?

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Discussing: Got a new CE dater but my case in DISS is still pending?
ShadowPhoenix96

I meant your open case closing before reopening.

SSClubgoer

I wish I could look myself up to give you the specific dates but I cannot I just know when I reported it, when i updated my SF86, then it…

ShadowPhoenix96

Ah. I know my CE date changed a few days submitting my SF86. I figured that was a good sign?

SSClubgoer

are you still in adjudication?

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