yes. conditional job offers are conditional. if they run out of slots or you don’t pass security screening, you’re SOL.

I think that the NSA does count work experience when calculating the FJO, but that’s a better question for your recruiter.

Just took my USA hire assessments few days ago. They were very hard, but here's my timeline so far

Applied 3/2019
USA assessment 4/2019
interview ???? no idea

I can't tell from the archive history, but maybe things have been deleted and a current poster will remember if it has ever come up:

Does an existing ts/sci clearance help at all with abridging the timeline for the background investigation?

I'm guessing it does not since I have to redo my sf86 in eqip. I knew there was no reciprocity per se but I was hoping at least some of it wouldn't have to be done over again. Last time it took them months to come up with a contractor to go talk to my Midwestern university far from a large city. And then promptly freaked out the academics, who I'd notified that someone would come out but not that that someone would be super ultra extra dramatic about it. Not great to put them all on the X again so soon.

Any insights welcome. I just got my cjo; my most recent investigation was in 2017. It took about a year. I also had significant overseas travel.

It does help, if you have a TS/SCI with DoD. They did not have to conduct a BI, but eQip and all that other stuff is conducted.

Annapolis Junction

It was a proctored Pearson VUE test. The one that I took checked for my technical literacy and also for my reasoning skills.
What did the USA Hire Assessment cover?

Have not heard that phrasing before... I guess that is necessary before being scheduled?

Some other folks here report waiting an awful long time to even be scheduled, much less the actual Day of Destiny (cue ominous music)

Hey Porgy, congrats on moving forward to the poly stage. Since you haven't been waiting years for that to happen I'm guessing you're not going for a language analyst position?

Did anyone catch the "Debunking the NSA Security Clearance Process (Spring 2019)" info session today? I couldn't get Adobe Connect to work in time, but was curious if the session discussed anything interesting that might apply to us folks stuck in the backlog.

I attended it. It was interesting, but no real info then what we prob already know. Some things i got from it were that when you meet with the investigator to go over your sf86 forms, that’s your “final” time to get everything correct before the BI starts researching ya. Also that when the Background Investigation starts, could take 9-12 months, depending on foreign contact, foreign travel, divorcees, address changes and so forth. Also they will be contacting people that you associate with that arent on your sf86 forms. They want to get a good idea of who they are hiring. They want a “snapshot” of your life, and how you are as “a person”. That’s all i can really say i got from the seminar. The other stuff was just the process, (operational interview, COJ, filling out the sf86 forms, polygraph/psychological exams) and then how long it could take to get a FJO and EOD. Hoping everyone can get out of waiting soon. I know i am anxious to get there myself lol.

Also to add, i found out about it by following the NSA page on Facebook.

Edited by user Saturday, April 13, 2019 7:28:20 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Added a note.