Back in March I applied for the security clearance needed for a potential job and I took the required polygraph examination in June. I had thought this meant the clearance review was almost complete but I hadn't heard anything since. However on Wednesday morning I received a call that my clearance had come through which was nice to hear. So in my case, which I would think was pretty straightforward, the clearance process took over 8 months.
In the meantime my potential employer seems to have mislaid my employment application so there remain things to be done. Still it feels like progress.
Raw data: A cautionary tale
4 hours ago
While my experience is state rather than federal, I went 11 months between initially applying for my current job and actually starting work. And that was without any kind of clearance. Government hiring moves slow.
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