Obtaining a security clearance is no easy task, and not everyone who applies will be granted access. Stringent suitability requirements, particularly in the intelligence community, weed out many unqualified applicants before they ever reach security clearance processing.
Can you get denied a security clearance?
The government can deny or revoke your clearance because of noncompliance with security regulations that raises doubt about your trustworthiness, willingness, and ability to safeguard classified information.
What makes you eligible for a security clearance?
A security clearance eligibility is a determination that a person is able and willing to safeguard classified national security information and/or occupy a national security sensitive position. The three national security clearance eligibility levels are: Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret.
How long does it take to get a security clearance?
Current Top Secret clearance processing times are 159 days, and Secret clearance processing times are 132 days. These numbers only represent industry applicants – processing times are slightly faster for all DCSA cases, which included DoD civilians and service members.
Who pays for a security clearance?
The reality is employers dont pay for security clearances. All costs related to a background investigation are paid for directly by the federal government, through appropriated funds. If an employer says they cant put your security clearance application forward, it should be related to policy, not money.
Do security clearances check bank statements?
They run a credit check and run your name and SSN through NICS. If there are problems youll be asked to provide more information. You dont have to provide the information (such as bank statements) but the clearance process will stop if you dont provide it.
What is checked for a security clearance?
Credit and criminal history checks will be conducted on all applicants. For a Top Secret security clearance, the background investigation includes additional record checks which can verify citizenship for the applicant and family members, verification of birth, education, employment history, and military history.