I was Prior military with TS/SCI & CI Poly for nearly a decade. When I got out, I stepped into a contract role at an IC agency in a role allowing Conditional Certified Access (CCA) since I needed reinvestigation & FS Poly.
Did everything asked prior to working. It took nearly a year and a half to get scheduled. I checked with the companies FSO before the 1 year mark, and was told to wait to receive notification when it gets scheduled. The examiner claimed I ‘failed’, but there was nothing to disclose, nothing to admit, and I answered what was asked.
years pass and I hear nothing, still working in the role. recently I get a notification for another poly. I honestly thought it was a follow up reinvestigation because it was about that time. Meet with the examiner who informed me this is in regards to my original clearance adjudication when I started the role. After the interview I was told it would be inconclusive.
Shortly after, get a third scheduled. Just before the date, a significant situation developed with a family member. This person has health issues and there have been several periods over the years where significant concern for loss of life is relevant. I almost needed to leave on short notice to help my family. While I was able to attend, and did my best to conduct the examination, I was incredibly unnerved given the circumstances.
I bring this to my examiners attention candidly. This person continues to be absolutely egregious. While I would never describe a poly as pleasant, this person would repeatedly demean me, infer I was stupid or lying for not remembering details from years past, and repeatedly ask questions that seemed well outside the scope of relevancy during the post-poly interview, all the while accusing me of unprofessionalism while I do my best to conduct myself appropriately.
A week later I get called into the site’s security office, credentials taken and escorted out in front of people I’ve worked alongside for years. Only official document provided is my access is revoked while my investigation is still ongoing, and since it’s not a denial I cannot appeal.
My current FSO is quite slow to respond, and I’m effectively unemployed but not officially let go yet. I was able to have a friend put me in touch with security at another company who says the only record they see as of now is my TS is dated back over a decade ago from when I was a service member.
I fully appreciate that access to this work is a privilege and not a right. But I am being effectively denied my clearance, removed from my place of work, denied any appeals process, and any questions I have I get told to contact my FSO, who either doesn’t know, doesn’t care, or doesn’t have the time.
After well over a decade in TS/SCI spaces and 6 years with no adjudication where I’m now looking for a way to pay the bills due to what has happened, I don’t know what options or rights I actually have here…