How long does it take to process a security clearance?
In September 2006 defense contractors reported average end-to-end processing time of over one year for Top Secret clearances. A February 2007 report by the Security Clearance Oversight Group (SCOG) indicated that it took an average of 205 days for all types of clearances granted by agencies whose investigations were done by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This figure was based on investigations completed between October 1, 2006 and February 3, 2007. The report admits that this number does not include the application processing time before an investigation is opened by OPM. In a September 2006 report, GAO calculated this application processing time for Top Secret clearances handled by the Defense Industrial Clearance Office (DISCO) to be about 111 days. The figure in the SCOG report may also be somewhat skewed due to OPM’s emphasis on completing cases opened after October 1, 2006. The report did not provide separate figures for different levels of clearances; however, anecdota
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