Department of treasury public trust denied

SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A
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Hello,

This is my first time here so grettings to all.

so I currently hold an active Public Trust clearance through my work with the CDC. I recently applied for another federal role that required a Public Trust with the U.S. Department of the Treasury. I was informed that the Treasury clearance was denied, but I haven’t received any formal documentation explaining why.

So my questions are:

  1. How long does it typically take to receive the reason for denial?

  2. Is the Statement of Reasons (SOR) mailed? If so, is there a faster way to access it (e.g., email, DCSA request, etc.)?

  3. What is the appeal process if I choose to challenge the decision?

  4. How long does the appeal process usually take?

  5. If I resolve or correct the issue that caused the denial (e.g., taxes, debt, missing documents), is there a chance the clearance will then be granted?

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When you finally get a written notification of the denial, look for some verbiage about applying again in a year or two. If you clear up the issue, you may be able to get the public trust in the future but you would need to start the whole process over again to include finding an employer who will put you in for it.

Do you still have your CDC public trust? There are different levels but I don’t know how denial for a higher level would impact an existing public trust.