# Latest Security Clearance Processing Times for DoD/Industry **URL:** \ **Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE NEWS\ **Created:** [March 19, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195 "2018-03-19T19:49:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lindy.kyzer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/lindy.kyzer/32/1428_2.png) [@lindy.kyzer](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/lindy.kyzer)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/1 "2018-03-19T19:49:33Z")
If you’re applying for a Department of Defense contractor security clearance, or up for reinvestigation, here’s a run down of the current timelines for the fastest 90 percent of applicants. Secret clearance processing times are largely the same (and still behind ideal timelines), but Top Secret investigation times increased by another 30 days in the first quarter of 2018, and are now at more than 530 days for the fastest 90 percent of applicants: [https://news.clearancejobs.com/2018/03/13/long-take-get-security-clearance-q1-2018/](https://news.clearancejobs.com/2018/03/13/long-take-get-security-clearance-q1-2018/) ---
**Author:** ![sbusquirrel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/sbusquirrel/32/34_2.png) [@sbusquirrel](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/sbusquirrel)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/2 "2018-03-19T20:12:40Z")
> [@lindy.kyzer](#): > > Top Secret investigation times increased by another 30 days in the first quarter of 2018, and are now at more than 530 days for the fastest 90 percent of applicants: And of course we tend not to hear from those fastest 90 percent 🙂 Wait I just had a delayed reaction… they’re ADMITTING that it is taking over a year? For the fastest 90 percent? Wow. So all you folks coming up on the two year (730 days) mark, you’re not that much of an unusual case anymore. ---
**Author:** ![khan007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@khan007](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/khan007)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/3 "2018-03-19T23:44:13Z")
But here is the thing that my investigation was recently completed so I am hoping that adjudication time is still currect for Top Secret which is 20 to 90 days. ---
**Author:** ![good\_day\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbce88/32.png) [@good\_day\_sunshine](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/good_day_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/4 "2018-03-20T19:10:39Z")
> Unfortunately, the Intelligence Community hasn’t released a comprehensive report on security clearance processing times, the size of the cleared population, or reasons for denial since **2015**. Do you know when an updated report will be available? ---
**Author:** ![lindy.kyzer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/lindy.kyzer/32/1428_2.png) [@lindy.kyzer](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/lindy.kyzer)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/5 "2018-03-20T19:30:50Z")
Unfortunately, we don’t know why the ODNI stopped publishing the report in the first place, or if they will do so again! Legislation currently pending would provide more regular updates on the security clearance process and timelines, but until that is signed into law, everything is pretty ad hoc. I’ll keep you posted. ---
**Author:** ![skynix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/skynix/32/139_2.png) [@skynix](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/skynix)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/6 "2018-03-21T17:02:49Z")
Are the listed number of days counted as calendar days or workdays only ? I’m hitting 230 days today for Secret DoD/Industry … 😑 ---
**Author:** ![BlackEyedSusan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@BlackEyedSusan](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/BlackEyedSusan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/7 "2018-03-23T13:09:58Z")
It’s calendar days, thank goodness. Even still, this news broke about 700,000 hearts. 😥 ---
**Author:** ![WaitingGame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a3d4f5/32.png) [@WaitingGame](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/WaitingGame)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 9:28am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/8 "2018-07-10T09:28:57Z")
The 20-90 days for adjudication is a fraud. It takes many months for adjudication. The DODCAF is reporting only how long it takes once a file is given to an adjudicator. It’s all a game. ---
**Author:** ![sbusquirrel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/sbusquirrel/32/34_2.png) [@sbusquirrel](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/sbusquirrel)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/9 "2018-07-10T20:29:44Z")
Remember, the 20-90 days (or whatever the metric is) refers to the fastest 90 percent of cases, or something like that. And the people who get cleared quickly probably don’t go looking for answers on forums like this 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![lmikelowrey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/lmikelowrey/32/110_2.png) [@lmikelowrey](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/lmikelowrey)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/10 "2018-07-19T20:02:39Z")
I don’t understand why adjudication takes so long. Doesn’t someone review all the gathered information and makes a final decision. Why does that take months? ---
**Author:** ![EdFarmerIII](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/edfarmeriii/32/122_2.png) [@EdFarmerIII](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/EdFarmerIII)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/11 "2018-07-19T20:11:59Z")
I don’t think that adjudication takes very much time at in most cases however, the file may sit for weeks or months waiting to be picked up by an adjudicator. It’s this down time that creates the long times but they continue to report the time it takes to actually adjudicate a file and they don’t count that time spent waiting. ---
**Author:** ![lmikelowrey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/lmikelowrey/32/110_2.png) [@lmikelowrey](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/lmikelowrey)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/12 "2018-07-19T20:31:26Z")
Makes sense but if you are contacted by an adjudicator for additional information, and then you don’t hear anything for months, I don’t get that. ---
**Author:** ![WaitingGame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a3d4f5/32.png) [@WaitingGame](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/WaitingGame)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/13 "2018-07-20T00:42:42Z")
Finally, adjudication was completed. It took 17 months from the initiation of the request through adjudication. Keep in mind that I’m a fed. ---
**Author:** ![jmolinaep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@jmolinaep](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/jmolinaep)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/14 "2018-07-20T09:30:50Z")
Is this for TS? IC? Or dod? ---
**Author:** ![WaitingGame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a3d4f5/32.png) [@WaitingGame](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/WaitingGame)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2018, 4:46am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/15 "2018-07-22T04:46:49Z")
It was a TS for DOD. It seems that the IC clearance always take longer. ---
**Author:** ![edacsmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9adbd/32.png) [@edacsmaster](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/edacsmaster)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/16 "2018-07-23T23:17:02Z")
Indy, have a question or two on understanding the time line thing, My SF-86 went in to the tubes last year August, As of date everyone including me have been interviewed, past places of work, people that I know best, ectt… Just last week they called me to inform me that I am now on a list to go take a polly when they are ready, So my question ( 1) dose that mean that I passed all checks on paper SF-86, Am I correct they do not send you to the polly unless you checked out on the other stuff correct? now for the polly. now that i am on a call list, time line. is that several more months of waiting? thank you for help me understanding this time thing JC ---
**Author:** ![Herbie-H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90db22/32.png) [@Herbie-H](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Herbie-H)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 9:32am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/latest-security-clearance-processing-times-for-dod-industry/3195/17 "2018-10-29T09:32:35Z")
@WaitingGame do you know the exact dates when your investigation was sent to DoDCAF and when it was adjudicated? Trying to get a feel for what current processing times are like and if they are still close to that 20 day average they always report. I’m close to 40 days into adjudication already so starting to get a little concerned.