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by ann777
Depends on the job and the level of security clearance they require. Ultimately you can search the web for "obtaining a government security clearance" for FAQs and some general information. Here are a few links for your serach:
by ann777
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The below comes from this http://courant.ctnow.com/classifieds/careers/kennedy/archive/Dec31-ctn_careers_kennedy_classified.stm
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Some jobs in government require a security clearance. ``An agency will hire you on a tentative basis and then apply for the clearance for you,'' explains Kathryn Troutman (resume-place.com), an expert in the federal hiring process and applications. ``It may take six months to receive your clearance and you can't start the job until the clearance is complete. Many people keep another job until then.''
As for a security clearance to work for a defense contractor, Troutman says you also have to be hired tentatively, based on having a clearance process performed.
New terminology is emerging. ``The 'full lifestyle polygraph' is the same as a security clearance,'' Troutman says. She recommends you follow the security clearance issue on the Web site of the Defense Security Services (www.dss.mil/search-dir/psi/faq.htm) as well as on her own site in her Career Corner column.
by gmoe13
by shanghai sam
The number one requirement for a Security Clearance is US citizenship. Only US citizens are eligible for security clearances.
Is a Security Clearance a prerequisite for getting the work or do you only have to be eligible for a clearance?
You personally cannot initiate the clearance process. This process can only be initiated by a government agency or government contractor. A government contractor or agency can initiate the process up 180 days prior to start of work if they provide a written letter of intent to hire you for a specific job requiring access to classified information, and you have provided a written letter of acceptance for this job. Otherwise the process cannot be initiated until you start work.
All clearances require a background investigation. The level of depth of the investigation is determined by the clearance being requested: investigations for a Secret Clearance go back 5 years; for Top Secret clearance they go back 15 years. If you only have to be eligible for a clearance, you can get a head start in collecting information.
You will be asked for information (going back the relevant amount of time) relating to: immediate family and any relatives living with you (to include citizenship and date/place of birth, employment history and references, education history and references, residence history and references, personal references (other than those already provided), law infractions (to include traffic tickets), drug use, bankruptcies, other financial delinquencies, membership in potentially subversive organizations, foreign travel history, ownership of (or interest in) foreign properties or businesses, and much more.
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by gmoe13
by timwalsh
The number one requirement for a Security Clearance is US citizenship. Only US citizens are eligible for security clearances.
Is a Security Clearance a prerequisite for getting the work or do you only have to be eligible for a clearance?
You personally cannot initiate the clearance process. This process can only be initiated by a government agency or government contractor. A government contractor or agency can initiate the process up 180 days prior to start of work if they provide a written letter of intent to hire you for a specific job requiring access to classified information, and you have provided a written letter of acceptance for this job. Otherwise the process cannot be initiated until you start work.
All clearances require a background investigation. The level of depth of the investigation is determined by the clearance being requested: investigations for a Secret Clearance go back 5 years; for Top Secret clearance they go back 15 years. If you only have to be eligible for a clearance, you can get a head start in collecting information.
You will be asked for information (going back the relevant amount of time) relating to: immediate family and any relatives living with you (to include citizenship and date/place of birth, employment history and references, education history and references, residence history and references, personal references (other than those already provided), law infractions (to include traffic tickets), drug use, bankruptcies, other financial delinquencies, membership in potentially subversive organizations, foreign travel history, ownership of (or interest in) foreign properties or businesses, and much more.
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by timwalsh
This is all preparatory to the actual investigation. You also must submit a set of fingerprints with the security questionnaire. The actual investigation will verify ALL information provided (to include interviews with all references provided thatcan be located) and will include a credit check. Investigators will ask any references they interview for further references to interview. The investigation can be a long, drawn-out process taking up to a year or more to fully complete. FYI: The Defense Security Service (DSS - the agency that conducts all investigations and processes all clearance requests), as recently as last fall, had 600,000 pending requests for clearances and not enough investigors to cover them all. This accounts for the potentially long processing times.
Hope this helps you understand a little about the clearance process.
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