Thanks all, this is very clarifying and good to know! I assumed adjudication since they said the investigation was closed out and sent to FSO who requested the investigation so I assumed the employer agency. Probably just means their portion has been sent along.
As for timeline, my security appointments were before my BI began (or at least before I was made aware it had begun) so not sure if they can align with others but good to know anyways.
Sorry to poke you for an update, but has any new word come down about onboarding?
Onboarding is still happening, orientation is still going on. So thats good news.
I wish I could provide insight to that, but I have no idea. I can try to ask some folks that might know though. I will provide an update if I find anything out about that.
Thank you! Please let me know if you hear anything.
Here’s my update, people, and I’m still a little anxious about potential last minute bad surprises, but here it is: EOD set on 4/21/25!
@RandomMan Looks like we may indeed end up seeing each other around the halls after all!
Awesome!!! Congrats!
Thank you! And thank you for being our eyes and ears inside the building all this time!
I don’t, but I’ll set it up and find you! Thank you so much for offering!
Congrats, fingers crossed for a smooth onboarding!
Thank you! I hope your process moves quickly and you’ll get some good news soon!
Congrats! Here’s hoping for no surprises
Just for the record… this is not new info, but thought I’d post it here anyway
From the IC careers web page:
At this time, NSA is under a hiring freeze, per DOD memorandum “Immediate Civilian Hiring Freeze for Alignment with National Defense Priorities” dated 28 February 2025.
No such banner at DIA or NGA. DIA only has two or three postings; NGA did not have any.
CIA is of course outside of DoD, a fact they are very happy about. And I don’t blame them, although at times it seems a bit of an elitist attitude 
oh dear is it over? I finished my poly not long ago and was told that I’d be moving on to adjudication soonish. Would hate for it to end like this 
Are they still calling to provide app updates or is just checking the portal for “actively processing” mean you’re still in the running?
They will call you when there is an update. Like when your processing is complete and you should expect an EOD date, for example, while the portal status will remain “actively processing.” At least that’s what my experience has been.
Worst case, you will still have your clearance completed. At least that’s what I gathered from my recruiter.
That’s interesting. I’ve been receiving almost monthly calls last year just to say I’m still processing and to check the portal weekly. But no specific update on where I am in the progress. Ill just be happy to not receive an offer rescinded email or call.
Your last sentence says it all. But in fact, I do remember getting similar calls when I was processing, only not monthly but probably every two months or so. But there was never any indication that an update would be made in the portal before verbal notification by phone. Quite the opposite actually. They always said ‘we’ll call you when there’s an update.’
The portal status has remained the same for me since they started the clearance process. Even now when I have my EOD date set it still says actively processing. So if we’re talking about the same organization, I’d say you’ll likely get a call before you see anything new online.
