{"id":24762,"date":"2023-08-16T16:45:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T16:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/08\/16\/babys-first-clearance-what-to-expect-when-expecting-secret-access\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:56:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:56:02","slug":"babys-first-clearance-what-to-expect-when-expecting-secret-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/intel-geoint\/isr\/2023\/08\/16\/babys-first-clearance-what-to-expect-when-expecting-secret-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby\u2019s first clearance: What to expect when expecting secret access"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, you just found out that you\u2019re going to need a security clearance to start that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/home\/2023\/08\/15\/office-of-personnel-management-to-revamp-pathways-internship-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">internship you landed with the federal government.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uh-oh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can\u2019t help but think of that one time in college when you imbibed vodka cranberries a bit too freely, and now you\u2019re worried the outcomes of that evening will come back to bite you in a dark room with sensors taped to your temples facing a mind-reading federal agent in <i>Men-in-Black<\/i>-esque shades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re not looking for a perfect person, but they are looking for an honest person,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/careers.gmu.edu\/about\/meet-our-staff\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Myers, <\/a>associate director of employer and alumni engagement for George Mason University\u2019s career services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few years ago, Myers and his team realized that the path to a cleared job, which is especially popular in the Capitol region for its allure, stability and prestige, isn\u2019t always obvious, and that both students and employers could benefit from a sort of \u201crunway\u201d to security clearances instead of just initiating that process once a young jobseeker has left college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That idea became GMU\u2019s Clearance Ready Program, which doesn\u2019t provide clearances but does help demystify the process and give students a sense of what to expect from it and how they can be prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For one, it offers a reality check: the process is not instantaneous and students <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/2022\/10\/04\/back-to-school-fed-managers-need-to-get-on-campus-to-recruit-interns\/\" target=\"_blank\">in search of a job<\/a> need to be prepared for it to take weeks or months for a clearance, though the times have shortened post-pandemic and since the government has sought to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/hr\/2021\/05\/26\/new-background-investigation-initiative-will-include-everyone-by-end-of-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\">reform the way it renews clearances.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/your-career\/internships\/2022\/09\/29\/how-to-land-a-federal-internship\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/interns.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">How to land a federal internship or fellowship<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">On the hunt for a federal internship? These university career counselors weighed in on where to look and how agencies can recruit better.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It takes, on average, 54 days for a secret clearance and 83 days for a top secret, <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.performance.gov\/archives\/action_plans\/jan_2021_Security_Suitability_Reform.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">per a 2021 report <\/a>from the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat we\u2019re hearing from a lot of our employers, especially on the intern side, is that they\u2019re able to push some interns through within eight weeks or so if they have a relatively easy background check,\u201d Myers said. \u201cSo things are speeding up [and] moving faster, but I would still advise any student to be able to plan for a long process and be pleasantly surprised if it\u2019s quicker.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clearance = Money<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What employers know and what students may not realize is that security clearances equal money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, it means money for companies who sponsor a job candidate\u2019s clearance for them. That\u2019s another thing to know: you as the applicant do not pay for all the questionnaires, background checks and investigations required to verify your eligibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve heard from organizations that putting somebody through for a clearance can cost the company upward of $30,000 depending on how complicated the clearance might be,\u201d said Myers. \u201cSo if you already have one and the company doesn\u2019t have to spend $30,000 to get you in the door, they\u2019re gonna probably look at you first before somebody who doesn\u2019t have a clearance already.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average salary increase for the cleared workforce in 2022 was 7%. If you\u2019re clearance also requires a polygraph, that can further boost pay by $20,000, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/about.clearancejobs.com\/hubfs\/pdfs\/2023_ClearanceJobs_Compensation_Survey_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> a report by ClearanceJobs.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And clearances are not just reserved for those in high-level positions; over half of the total cleared population earns a six-figure salary, ClearanceJobs reports. Myers said his team encourages students to go after an internship program that will net them a clearance because it makes them \u201cfar more\u201d competitive when they graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a good thing to have if students are interested in government or national security work, but they should also be aware that going down this career path necessitates a certain lifestyle, Myers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This may require routine financial disclosures, reporting contact with foreign contacts, being extra careful with government computers and cellphones or being required to work in person at a secure location.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/your-career\/internships\/2023\/02\/17\/new-job-search-portal-to-recruit-student-interns-to-federal-government\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-3449984.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New job search portal to recruit student interns to federal government<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Office of Personnel Management just made it easier to find federal internship opportunities on USA Jobs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pot precaution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That also means holding off on other things that might be sanctioned in private life but won\u2019t fly as a government employee \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2021\/07\/24\/when-will-marijuana-be-federally-legal-and-what-would-it-mean-for-troops-clearance-holders\/\" target=\"_blank\">like recreational use of marijuana.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been some fledgling efforts to prevent marijuana use from disqualifying an applicant from a clearance or employment but none of them have completely removed that from consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery year, qualified and dedicated individuals seeking to serve our country are unable to secure federal jobs and security clearances because the federal government has not caught up with the widely established legal use of medical and recreational cannabis,\u201d said Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, who introduced a bipartisan bill on the issue in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2020\/08\/16\/background-investigations-how-to-get-a-security-clearance-for-a-federal-job\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1139879947-Cropped.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Background investigations: How to get a security clearance for a federal job<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Every job in the federal government requires some form of background investigation, but not all require security clearances.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And in 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a memo that \u201cdisregard of federal law pertaining\u201d marijuana use may be still relevant to a candidate\u2019s file, but \u201cnot determinative\u201d of eligibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generally speaking, there are three \u201cbuckets\u201d of security clearances: confidential, secret and top secret. And many applicants will also fill out the SF-86, a standard form that aids agencies in initiating a background check. 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