Hi - I pulled out of a job for consideration after the investigation has started (found a better offer). Will the investigation still continue or will it stop - and how soon from pulling out will it stop? Thanks
That depends whether your requesting official submitted a discontinuation request. Most don’t.
Thanks for the response. Could I, as the applicant, ask the investigator to stop? Seems like it’s extra work that’s no longer needed to continue with the investigation and I would like to save everyone time
The investigator has no control over it, unfortunately. It happens all the time.
Tell the investigator that you are no longer seeking the employment requiring the investigation. The investigation will be discontinued once your information is verified with the requesting employer.
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If you have not done so already, notify the agency/employer that you are no longer interested. Tell the investigator, and prepare to provide them with the name and contact information of the person at the employer/agency who you informed. The investigator is required to follow up with a cognizant official to verify that the position is no longer being sought. Bear in mind the case will continue to move forward until the agency submits a request to discontinue.
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I apologize for asking on this thread, i don’t know how to post a question on this forum yet. But if you can help me i will really appreciate it.
I applied for a TS clearance through a
company I worked for in early 2024. My
duties at the time were unrelated for the
clearance. It was just something that was brought to my attention that i could apply for as an employee of the company. I received my interim clearance in April, but I stopped working for the company in June because the company I worked for lost the
account I was posted at.
Do I have to be employed by the company that I started the clearance process with?
Will my process be
hindered?
I don’t know how many responses you will get because you are on someone else’s thread. Background investigations are not conducted and clearances are not granted as a benefit of being an employee of a company. You would have to be working on a contract on project that required the TS. If you are no loger working on that project and your investigation has not completed, it will likely discontinue unless another company picks you up and requires a TS.
I was asking the same question in the my other post. Have you been able to figure out how to request the discontinuation? My concern is less about saving their time, and more about not having an active suitability record in the system in some limbo status while I have no more need for it.
Call the last investigator that contacted you and tell them you no longer need the clearance and have no intention of needing one in the future.