Ouch 
Well I guess that is how the cookie crumbles. Or something.
Hence why I’ve already been looking at moving on with my career. Applying to graduate programs and what not.
Thought I would throw my information in here, as I seem to be one of the longer ones. I applied for an upgrade from a Secret to a TS/SCI in June 2015. I am still stuck in adjudication. My timeline is below.
Submitted SF86 - Jun 2015
Granted Interim TS - Three days after SF86 submittal (Jun 2015)
Rec’d a call to verify I am still with the same company and told my investigation would “start soon” - Dec 2016
Interview - Apr 2017
Follow-up Interview - Aug 2017
Investigation Closed - Sep 2017
Adjudication until ???
I will follow up if I receive any updates.
Hey I got one of those! Actually the security office did. This was long after the investigation completed. And at least a year before it was finally adjudicated.
I sent in my sor on October 2017 I put additional information in December of 2017 and I am waiting for a response back is this normal for financial considerations because I need to know and would like to know if a they’re going to be granting me an interim clearance or are they going to be granted a 10 year clearance do you know anything about this
I’m new to this process. I received a tentative offer from DA (Dept of the Army) on 22 Dec to become a recruiting operations officer (GS-11) for an ROTC unit at Texas State University (a non-sensitive position only requiring a public trust investigation). I completed my medical processing and my Equip. I got an email on 26 Jan that my Equip was sent to OPM. My agency rep said that as soon as they open the investigation, he’ll give me an interim “clearance” so I can start to work. I see by reading your posts that this can and does take a really long time. Could anyone give me an idea of how long it takes to just open an investigation?
Three months maybe. I know this may seem like a long time but compared to some that’s just a drop in the bucket.
Public trust doesn’t require any interim clearance. They probably meant that once OPM opens your case, DoD will let you start work. This is not uncommon with non-sensitive public trust positions.
I am told from anecdote that some agencies will keep applicants in perpetual adjudication limbo if they decide they do not qualify rather than formally denying them. Is this true? I’ve been sitting in the same spot for so long that I am starting to think this might be the case. Why don’t they formally deny people? Is it even legal for them to not take an action?
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Need some more info on this. Where did you hear this from? I’ve been sitting in adjudication for 18 months for an IC agency and hope this is not the case… That would be devastating
It may have been true in the past, particularly for contractors, but I dont think that is the case anymore.
18 months is a long time but its not the worst. Hang in there. Hopefully you have another job while this is dragging on.
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18 months in adjudication alone is quite a long time. I’m quickly approaching 12 months in adjudication, right now at about 7 or 8, but at least 20 months since the COE.
Unfortunately, I do not know any more than what I heard. It was a hearsay from a friend who talked to an individual currently in civil service.
sbusquirrel, its sort of reassuring to hear, but given how long things are, what could really be going on?
To note, anon, might your sponsor be based out of the DD building?
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Actually, it is still true. There are certain agencies that are notorious for doing that to this day. By denying the applicants clearance, the applicants are entitled to due process per those executive orders. The same cannot be said for those who are in perpetual stage as there is no timetable as to when investigation must be completed and adjudication decision must be rendered. Most agencies rather to take chance that applicants will forget or quit than outright deny an applicant clearance knowing that the agencies have to justify their decisions to an administrative judge.
Unless Congress reforms the security clearance process or the President issues executive order on this, you can bet that this will continue.
Yes you’re right it is the DD that you referred to.
Dang.
I’m in the same situation. CoE was around a year ago, been in adjudication for only around 5 months. As you know, the word ‘adjudication’ isn’t really used, but the BI and all other processing is done, so…
Really disheartening to hear it’s been so long for you
My COE was 18 months ago from the same agency. I did hear from someone who was 100% in and working there that it took him just over two years from COE to a start date.
That gives me a small sign of hope then. It’s been 25 months since my COE. Praying all of us hear something soon.
One of the more disheartening things is that I’ve passed up on great, cheap international travel chances because I don’t want to complicate things with the clearance process. Could end up wasting years of potential travel as a young person just sitting in purgatory for a chance to get in. Yeesh.
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I think the same applies to many of us who’ve been sitting for well beyond a year.
I too have passed up on opportunities and made decisions based on the possibility that I’d be moving on at some unknown time in the future. This has been very difficult for me and the uncertainty and lack of transparency in this has been very destabilizing to my life and career plans.
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