# Background Investigations Costs for FY 2021

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/background-investigations-costs-for-fy-2021/10597>\
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**Created:** [April 20, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/background-investigations-costs-for-fy-2021/10597 "2020-04-20T14:29:03Z")\
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I say that these are not “costs” but “fees.” If we consider the old model of a background investigation involving the time and labor of several people over an extended period, those fees do not begin to cover the total cost of doing an investigation. But these are the rates that an agency (NOT a contractor’s employer) is charged.

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