Hi all. looking for some insight from anyone who has dealt with clearance crossovers.
I currently hold a TS/SCI with FSP, and I recently went through a crossover for a new role that was said to be unable to move forward due to “unadjudicated information.” What’s confusing is that my current sponsor checked DISS and Scattered Castles and said they do not see anything open or any unadjudicated items on my record.
For context, I have previously disclosed a foreign contact (my friend’s wife), and she was documented during my initial investigation.
Has anyone experienced a situation where one security office says there is unadjudicated information but another office sees everything as closed? I’m just trying to understand how common this is and what others have seen happen in similar situations.
I’ve seen this terminology thrown around when agencies simply do not think your investigation was sufficient enough, and want to do their own thing. This is most common with the VA or MD agencies. Crossing over between those may be difficult depending on which way you are trying to go.
The first thing you should do is file a FOIA for your records in Scattered Castles. If there is unadjudicated information, those records will show it. Unadjudicated information will not show up in DISS.
My experience with FSO’s is they do not always know what they are doing. I have had FSOs tell me they could not see my eligibility, and I was working in a cleared role. Another FSO wanted to open a new investigation despite I already had a clearance. I am entirely sure what FSOs look at, but they are not all looking at the same thing.
Once you get your records, you will be able to see what the issue, if there is any issue. If something does need to be closed, an FSO is going to have to close it.
In that case, go through with the crossover and see what happens. You should still FOIA your record for SC. That way, you have written records that there is no unadjudicated information on your clearance. This will be helpful in the future so in the event it happens again, you will know what is accurate and what isn’t.
If there is no unadjudicated information in SC, then either the other FSO is lying or did not check the right person.
My cross over was deny due to unadjucated information. Could they deny my crossover due to me having a foreign contact that i reported in my initial investigation and just saying unadjudicated information?
A crossover denial has nothing to do with any derogatory information on your clearance. It is an administrative issue. A crossover can be denied simply for just signing a sf86. If continue to have trouble getting a job with your clearance in SC, find a contracting job that uses DISS. DISS and SC don’t talk to each other, so you can still use your clearance in DISS
Could it be because my name was not showing correctly in DISS? The new sponsor did a check through DISS and SC. I finally got my name fixed and now it is reflecting right.
“Unadjudicated information” is a specific term in clearance. Honestly, many FSO have no idea what they are doing. If one said they saw that term in your file then it has to be there or they are a liar. Just because the others didn’t see it, doesn’t mean its not there. For example. many FSO don’t even have access to SC, they go thru a 3rd party who sometimes doesn’t know what they are doing. It’s a crap shoot. I was there with you.
No, read my message above. This terminology is used when your investigation is deemed insufficient by the crossover agency. This could be a range of things - from foreign contacts, to travel. They will have to reinvestigate and readjudicate these red flags. Oftentimes, “unadjudicated information” means that you will have to go through a new investigation for that particular agency to satisfy their suitability standards.