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Post by judicature on Sept 14, 2007 8:25:40 GMT -5
In a previous thread, someone made reference to the need for an FBI background check as part of the ALJ hiring process. Is this accurate? I have been through those checks before and with so many potential hires, such a requirement will add some length to the whole ordeal.
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Post by odarite on Sept 14, 2007 9:13:56 GMT -5
Yes, it is true. All agency employees have to be screened, although some of the process is completed after hiring, assuming that the preliminary screening is clear.
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Post by aljsouth on Sept 14, 2007 17:06:38 GMT -5
No big deal and does not slow down your appoinment. At some point you have to give finger prints. I did it at judge's training.
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Post by doctorwho on Sept 14, 2007 18:12:29 GMT -5
Is it true that if you currently have a security clearance that's high enough in your own agency (say secret or higher) they may simply use that one?
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Post by odarite on Sept 14, 2007 18:48:55 GMT -5
Nope.
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Post by aljsouth on Sept 14, 2007 22:05:04 GMT -5
My experience is that every agency wants their own background investigation. Perhaps SSA is different? SSA does not do an investigation. Gives prints to FBI who 4 weeks later reports you are No. 8 and it most wanted list. This report is forwarded to region where it is lost  |
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Post by doctorwho on Sept 14, 2007 22:37:00 GMT -5
Actually, OPM is responsible for conducting the background checks for government employees and they are no longer exclusively done by the FBI. As a matter of fact, they are farmed out to contractors all over the country. My agency just went through this in preparation for the "new" HSPD12 initiative (don't ask). It will take months, given the current backlog, for these things to clear -- and by months, I mean 5 or 6.
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Post by pm on Sept 16, 2007 21:27:56 GMT -5
One of the reasons thay have contracted it out is because the FBI is so backed up.
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