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Does Opm Grant Security Clearances?
Does Opm Grant Security Clearances?
Sarah Jenkins••6 min read
DCSA (and its predecessor, OPM's National Background Investigations Bureau
National Background Investigations Bureau
The National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) was a semi-autonomous U.S. Government agency that was housed within the United States Office of Personnel Management. In September of 2019, background investigations were transferred from OPM's NBIB to Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
) – are investigations providers. They provide the information necessary to make a security clearance determination, but they don't award the clearances themselves. ... Security clearances can only be issued by the federal government.
Do federal employees have security clearance?
Only people employed by a federal agency or federal contractor can obtain a security clearance. Once the agency or contractor selects a candidate to hire, the applicant will receive a job offer that may be contingent upon successfully obtaining a security clearance.
Who grants security clearance?
Security clearances can be issued by many United States Government agencies, including the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy (DoE), the Department of Justice, and the Central Intelligence Agency.
Sarah Jenkins is a veteran tech journalist with over 12 years of experience covering artificial intelligence, mobile innovations, and digital ethics. Her insights have appeared in leading technology publications worldwide.
