Obtaining Clearance

Clearances are obtained when needed. If you are a contractor for the G, you have to have a sponsoring agency to get you the background investigation and eventually the Clearance. It's not something you just get and keep on your resume.If you have/had a clearance it can help in getting another one - but that's up to the receiving agency.

Also clearances expire meaning regular expense if you want them indefinitely. Some of the higher clearances expire within a year.

Thanks for the info.

Any thoughts on where I can find an externship in Maryland?

Thanks,
Brian

Either call the agencies that you might be interested in, or browse the OPM site where G jobs are listed. They do have a section for Internship/Co-Op positions.

Thanks everyone.

Any ideas for private sector jobs? I am wondering what job titles to search for as well as job sites.

Brian

The DSS also does investigations for clearances if you are in the Department of Defense. Lots of forensics work in DoD.

The DSS also does investigations for clearances if you are in the Department of Defense. Lots of forensics work in DoD.

Well… not since April 29th… wink

http//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/28/AR2006042801878.html

The Pentagon stopped processing security clearances for government contractors this week, potentially exacerbating a shortage of employees authorized to work on the government's most secret programs.

The Defense Security Service blamed overwhelming demand and a budget shortfall for the halt, which caught the government contracting community by surprise. Already, 3,000 applications have been put on hold, said Cindy McGovern, a DSS spokeswoman.