# Electronic Case Notes **URL:** \ **Category:** INVESTIGATORS\ **Created:** [August 6, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118 "2025-08-06T05:40:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Duetooversight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Duetooversight](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Duetooversight)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/1 "2025-08-06T05:40:49Z")
I hear CACI is going to electronic case notes in the near future. I haven’t heard Peraton is making this switch. Is this a DCSA directive? if so, this is the end of field work in the field as we know it. From what I’ve read this is a steep learning curve and appears to be a nightmare scenario for Investigators to have to work cases in this manner. ---
**Author:** ![wonkytimes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ac91a4/32.png) [@wonkytimes](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/wonkytimes)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/2 "2025-08-06T06:10:14Z")
This is starting to make a lot of sense. My BI was never initiated after my COE. Wonder if these changes have something to do with it.. ---
**Author:** ![pjr218](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/pjr218/32/2644_2.png) [@pjr218](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/pjr218)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/3 "2025-08-06T12:47:47Z")
I feel like they have been discussing electronic case notes for nearly the 10 years I’ve been doing this job. ---
**Author:** ![investigator721](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@investigator721](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/investigator721)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/4 "2025-08-06T15:15:26Z")
CACI has had the option of using them for a long time. No one I talk to ever uses them and it remains optional at this time. ---
**Author:** ![Duetoerror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Duetoerror](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Duetoerror)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/5 "2025-08-06T17:06:50Z")
Remember Dragon? Apparently a big flop that never rolled out 10 or so years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Duetoerror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Duetoerror](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Duetoerror)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/6 "2025-08-06T17:11:20Z")
If this was even remotely viable Peraton would be the first to use it. I’ve worked for all of them and Peraton is the IT, new technology, king and would already be using if it worked. Caci, no way they could pull it off due to tech, even if they tried, no way. ---
**Author:** ![Duetooversight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Duetooversight](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Duetooversight)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/7 "2025-08-06T19:38:37Z")
It is remotely possible and true. Heard it firsthand this week via an official memo and email. Back in 2014, I would have never guessed we would all be conducting interviews telephonically and via VTC but here we are… If you don’t think it’s possible or forthcoming for electronic case notes and mass automation with this work than you also didn’t see VTC/telephone work coming back then either. ---
**Author:** ![investigatorbi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@investigatorbi](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/investigatorbi)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/8 "2025-08-06T20:10:05Z")
CACI implemented electronic case notes last year - they’re not mandatory but some prefer them and some don’t. As far as I know DCSA isn’t using electronic case notes, and I haven’t heard from anyone at Peraton that they’re planning to implement them too. I wouldn’t say it’s a learning curve but rather working smarter not harder. Most can type faster than they can write, and less time manifesting at the end of the month. ---
**Author:** ![investigatorbi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@investigatorbi](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/investigatorbi)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/9 "2025-08-06T20:10:26Z")
I use Dragon and know a lot of others that do too - it’s been out for a while. ---
**Author:** ![investigatorbi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@investigatorbi](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/investigatorbi)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/10 "2025-08-06T20:11:10Z")
Ask any CACI investigator or subcontractor of CACI - electronic case notes came out in 2024 for them, they’re ahead of the game on that. ---
**Author:** ![RB22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@RB22](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/RB22)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/11 "2025-08-06T21:51:07Z")
Just curios…what company authorized Dragon? ---
**Author:** ![Nicegrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee59a6/32.png) [@Nicegrl](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Nicegrl)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/12 "2025-08-06T22:39:47Z")
I asked my previous job about the status of my clearance and they said to contact my current employer. I don’t have a cleared one.They said you will need to contact your current employer to get that information. My records indicate that you left the company back in 2023 and therefore I legally cannot process your request. So is it really illegal? ---
**Author:** ![investigator721](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@investigator721](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/investigator721)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/13 "2025-08-07T00:45:03Z")
Not sure I’m following. Who is the sponsoring agency of your clearance? That’s who you ask. ---
**Author:** ![PIPSr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/pipsr/32/2101_2.png) [@PIPSr](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/PIPSr)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 2:05am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/14 "2025-08-07T02:05:03Z")
USIS talked about electronic notes in 2010. ---
**Author:** ![Nicegrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee59a6/32.png) [@Nicegrl](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Nicegrl)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/15 "2025-08-07T10:21:07Z")
It was that company I left in 2023 that was the last sponser of my clearance. That’s who the sponsering agency was ---
**Author:** ![pjr218](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/pjr218/32/2644_2.png) [@pjr218](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/pjr218)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/16 "2025-08-07T12:50:19Z")
I know PERATON has had pilot programs with electronic case notes for awhile. I swear they mention once a year that it will available to all investigators soon. ---
**Author:** ![backgdinvestigator](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/backgdinvestigator/32/209_2.png) [@backgdinvestigator](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/backgdinvestigator)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/18 "2025-08-08T23:42:00Z")
I am DCSA and I use e-files all the time. Started around the time of Covid. I don’t print docs needlessly. In fact, we have to annotate our paper case files if there are efiles or not. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ed655f/32.png) [@Fuzzy](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Fuzzy)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/19 "2025-08-11T11:32:56Z")
I’ve been using electronic notes since they rolled out in 2024. I hated them at first but change is hard. They are a huge time saver during the interview and for writing reports. I don’t love lugging my laptop around but that hasn’t been much of a problem since in person interviews are becoming rare. ---
**Author:** ![ls5913](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9a28c/32.png) [@ls5913](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/ls5913)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/20 "2025-08-11T13:28:37Z")
Just so I understand, are you using e-files for documents or for electronic note/notetaking (Subject/Source interview)? ---
**Author:** ![investigatorbi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@investigatorbi](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/investigatorbi)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118/21 "2025-08-12T12:41:04Z")
I know multiple companies that utilize it - CACI does, and multiple subcontractors that work for them too. [Next page](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/electronic-case-notes/21118.md?page=2)