Originally Posted by
Armypilotc12
Good to know. Can you further elaborate on the other opportunities with higher clearances? If not I understand. I currently have a clearance higher than the one you mentioned above and it's NACI.
Here is some information recently put out about clearances and how federal employees have background checks conducted:
One group will be those employees who currently hold a security clearance of Secret or above. This is about 400 PASS bargaining unit employees. Prior to this change, an employee with a security clearance underwent a recurrent background check every 10 years. In the future, they will undergo a recurrent background check every 5 years. This is the only change for them. The criteria for keeping the clearance and the appeal process with OPM if there is a problem all remain the same.
The biggest change is that all FAA employees in a position designated as "Moderate-Risk" will now undergo a recurrent background check every 5 years. Previously, such an employee only had a background check when initially hired into the agency. You can determine if you are in a moderate risk position by looking on your SF-50. As reflected in the MOA, if OPM uncovers something in the background check, the results will be turned over to the FAA. The FAA will determine what, if any, action needs to be taken. Any action taken will be subject to the terms of the appropriate CBA provisions.
All employees subject to recurrent background checks will also be required to provide an updated set of fingerprints. This should be done only once, not every 5 years.