If someone were in an clearance appeal with an IC agency, would that scare off other govt agencies from submitting the candidate for a clearance in the future?
Example scenario: Candidate is denied clearance at NSA for a direct hire role and enters an appeals process that is as yet unresolved.
1.) If candidate applies to NGA, DIA, or another IC agency, would the ongoing appeal at NSA scare off those agencies?
2.) Same question but if the candidate applies to State, DoD, or another agency outside the IC.
3.) Same question but if the candidate applies for a contractor role.
There are no government-wide rules about clearance reapplication/reconsideration after a denial/revocation. Rules differ depending on the employment status of the individual, but generally they cannot be sponsored for reapplication/reconsideration for one year from the date of the clearance denial/revocation (for DoD, 1 year from the date of the final appeal determination, if there was an appeal). A person who has severed affiliation with DoD more than 2 years ago is treated as a new applicant. If a prospective employer needs to fill a cleared position quickly, they would naturally avoid applicants who previously had a clearance denied/revoked, unless the employer had a suitable uncleared position where the applicant be productive for a year or more. There’s also federal employment suitability/fitness to consider. Often the reason for denying/revoking a security clearance can also be grounds for finding a candidate for federal employment unsuitable or unfit.