I was recently let go from my federal job while on probation (2 weeks from it ending) due to “my skills not being a fit for the job.” Do I lose my security clearance and capability to work for the federal government again? Also, does anyone know what to expect after if they have been in a situation like this?
Alright first question, do you know if your clearance was adjudicated. If it was adjudicated, then there is a good chance that you will keep your clearance. If you only had an interim and you were still waiting for a final adjudication, then your clearance probably went to a loss of jurisdiction.
A loss of jurisdiction occurs when a clearance holder needs to have their clearance adjudicated, but they are not working in a job that needs a clearance when it comes to make a final determination on their clearance. If your clearance is placed in loss of jurisdiction, it gets tricky. Some clearance holders can get this resolved by having a FSO make CSR in DISS and their clearance gets fixed, while other clearance holders have to fill out a new SF-86.
So far you have not lost your ability to work for the federal government as a whole, but you may not be able to be rehired at your last agency.
Correct me if im wrong, but does the CSR request in DISS only happen after the year period is done after Denial. I know in my case, my FSO did a CSR request thru DOD but seeing that the agency who denied me, NSA hasn’t even got the paperwork sorted out in over a month for my SOR, i’m concerned if i get let go, i will go into LOJ.
Yes, it was adjudicated, and okay thank you for the information. Feel free to share more!
It it already Finally adjudicated, not an interim, you are good to go.
You can try applying to contractor positions in the meantime so that you can keep your clearance.
To the best of my knowledge, the CSR can be submitted at any time (I am not certain about this). If you leave your current position, then your clearance would go into loss of jurisdiction since you have a pending SOR. Stay in your current position until the SOR can get cleared up. Do you know when your next PR is?