# New Background Investigation Tiers Are Coming

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/new-background-investigation-tiers-are-coming/14541>\
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE NEWS\
**Created:** [May 16, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/new-background-investigation-tiers-are-coming/14541 "2022-05-16T12:12:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/marko/32/103_2.png) [@Marko](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Marko)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/new-background-investigation-tiers-are-coming/14541/1 "2022-05-16T12:12:47Z")

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Originally published at: [New Background Investigation Tiers Are Coming | ClearanceJobs Blog](https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/new-background-investigation-tiers-are-coming/)  
   
Security clearance reform has been the hot topic over the past few years with implementation of Continuous Evaluation (CE) and Continuous Vetting (CV) programs taking the place of periodic reinvestigations, and more recently, the impending roll out of Trusted Workforce 2.0. One of the more interesting changes coming down the pike will be when the Defense Counterintelligence and…

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**Author:** ![willam-henderson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/willam-henderson/32/71_2.png) [@willam-henderson](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/willam-henderson)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/new-background-investigation-tiers-are-coming/14541/2 "2022-05-22T17:58:11Z")

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“[M]oving back and forth between public trust and national security positions” would be a lot easier, if they simply got rid of the SF85P.

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**Author:** ![ptemployee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@ptemployee](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/ptemployee)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/new-background-investigation-tiers-are-coming/14541/3 "2022-05-23T15:45:22Z")

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Thanks for sharing Marko. Will be interesting to see the revised adjudicative criteria when it is released to the public.