# What is an SAC from OPM?

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/what-is-an-sac-from-opm/2565>\
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\
**Created:** [December 15, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/what-is-an-sac-from-opm/2565 "2017-12-15T11:38:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![orangeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@orangeman](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/orangeman)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/what-is-an-sac-from-opm/2565/1 "2017-12-15T11:38:09Z")

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I requested my JPAS record because why the hell not. It has my investigation dates along with “SAC from OPM on [date].”

I have no incidents or anything on my record to my knowledge…does anyone know what this is?

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**Author:** ![Marko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/marko/32/103_2.png) [@Marko](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Marko)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/what-is-an-sac-from-opm/2565/2 "2017-12-15T11:59:46Z")

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A SAC (Special Agreement Check) is where an individual’s fingerprints are electronically submitted to OPM by an agency to run a criminal history check. It can be done as a stand-alone check for the purpose of continuous evaluation, a follow-up to a report of arrest, used for the issuance of a government credential or in most cases, is the precursor to the submission of a full background investigation.