# Government shutdown and BI adjudication **URL:** \ **Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\ **Created:** [December 26, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/government-shutdown-and-bi-adjudication/5637 "2018-12-26T20:55:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HarryHood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f8ce5/32.png) [@HarryHood](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/HarryHood)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/government-shutdown-and-bi-adjudication/5637/1 "2018-12-26T20:55:56Z")
Anyone have any insight on how a shutdown affects the adjudication of a completed background investigation? I am being considered for a direct-hire position at State (one of the agencies currently affected by the shutdown). My secret-level clearance has been in adjudication since early-October. From what I am reading re: previous discussions on this blog, investigations will tend to continue during a shutdown, but there isn’t much on the next step of adjudication. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![HarryHood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f8ce5/32.png) [@HarryHood](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/HarryHood)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/government-shutdown-and-bi-adjudication/5637/2 "2019-01-07T20:35:57Z")
Hi, bumping this in case anyone might have information. Hopefully this shutdown mess is resolved soon. Thinking of all the furloughed gov’t employees and contractors, especially. ---
**Author:** ![jessmorinston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@jessmorinston](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/jessmorinston)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/government-shutdown-and-bi-adjudication/5637/3 "2019-01-09T18:33:31Z")
I am also curious about how the shutdown effects adjudication.