# Number of investigations

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/number-of-investigations/2078>\
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\
**Created:** [September 13, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/number-of-investigations/2078 "2017-09-13T21:10:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![krazyk784](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/848f3c/32.png) [@krazyk784](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/krazyk784)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/number-of-investigations/2078/1 "2017-09-13T21:11:00Z")

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Curious thought does anyone think the number of the backlog can go over 1 million? I heard that 3-4 thousand of new applications get added daily.

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**Author:** ![amj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amj](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/amj)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/number-of-investigations/2078/2 "2017-09-14T03:08:33Z")

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Per the article below (which was posted two days ago) the backlog is at 700,000, though it decreased a bit over the summer. Hopefully this means that they’ve turned a corner–but really, who knows?

> **[NBIB Director Provides Latest Clearance Processing Updates](https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/nbib-director-provides-latest-clearance-processing-updates/)**
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> Charlie Phalen, Director of the National Background Investigation Bureau (NBIB), provided security professionals and industry leaders attending the Intelligence & National Security Alliance Summit with updates to current security clearance and...