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biglawass! wrote:Hello. Anyone go through DOJ background check in connection with full-time employment (not internship). Will handful of late credit card payments +4 years ago preclude a 14 month initial appointment?
ETA: Even agencies that are more focused on finical histories than DOJ would not likely find this to be a significant issue.encore1101 wrote: Nope.
They probably care, but not as much as DoD? I'm a dual citizen with a number of foreign contacts, but they're all friendly countries, so not super helpful to you. But FWIW, they certainly asked for all my foreign contacts and asked me about them, but the FBI guy who did my background check said that it wasn't an issue (but if it were DoD, he'd be sending various forms off to all my contacts and it would be a much bigger deal). Obviously I can't say how that plays out for hostile countries, but if you've held TS/SCI before, I suspect DOJ wouldn't have any problems.biglawass! wrote:Thanks for the response. Do you know how much OARM cares about foreign contacts. I'm a naturalized citizen from an unfriendly county, and maintain some contact with distant relatives. I've held a TS/SCI in the past with a different agency, though. Not sure if this would mitigate concerns.
They will look into it, and your background check may take longer than usual, but it's not going to prevent you from clearance with DOJ.biglawass! wrote:Thanks for the response. Do you know how much OARM cares about foreign contacts. I'm a naturalized citizen from an unfriendly county, and maintain some contact with distant relatives. I've held a TS/SCI in the past with a different agency, though. Not sure if this would mitigate concerns.