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Found out today both my wife and I got our Class 1 Med. Clearance last week (woohoo!) My daughters medical clearance is still in process. My stepson (whose info I gave at the OA's) apparently is not on the travel/medical orders and they cannot process his medical clearance yet. So I'm going to have to contact my HR POC today, have them add him to the orders, then call MED back so they can begin processing his medical clearance.
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Great news! Keep knocking out those checkboxes. With how fast things have been moving we stand a chance to make it in the June/July class...
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Feb 19, 2013 20:30
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problematique posted:Great news! Keep knocking out those checkmarks. With how fast things have been moving we stand a chance to make it in the June/July class... I think you are a few weeks ahead of me. I'm still waiting on being contacted by Security to begin the process.
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Feb 19, 2013 22:41
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Miscreant Fromage posted:I also recently started a federal job even though I was on the register. I accepted the federal job back in September but they took forever with clearances. I was still in the clearance process with FS at the time and my medical wasn't looking good. I finally started with the feds in January and BAM last week I get called from the register. I hadn't expected it to happen until fall. I came in at a low salary with the fed job because I was just trying to get any federal job on post near home. When the DOS did my salary they gave me a step for my BA, a step for my MS, then I think a step for every year of related experience so I ended up maxing out at step 14. And we get that overseas addition of 16% which isn't too far from the DC locality pay (which is I thnk 19%?) so not bad at all. Of course I don't have to cope with DC rent since we live in military housing so that makes a huge difference. I had anticipated them just matching my federal salary. So I'm getting a lot more than what I make now. I feel like a total jerk though because I'm gonna have to tell my awesome boss here that I'm leaving so soon. I feel the same way. Granted I'm not on the register yet, but once I get there/get called up (depending how long that takes) I'm going to have to have the same conversation. My boss (I've only been there a week) and coworkers have been awesome. But the Foreign Service was something I was working on before this, and there are no guarantees on if/when you will get called up... problematique posted:What kind of insect problems are there, if any? Ants infested the housing compound. There was a rat problem on the housing compound. And dont forget about the cobras that are everywhere. Part of me says "OMG! Cobras! Awesome!!" Another part of me says "OMG! Cobras! Where are the kids/don't touch the cobra/no we can't have a cobra for a pet" (yes, my oldest would probably want one for a pet) and then the part of me from the 1980's says "COBRRRRAAAAAAAAAA!!"
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Feb 19, 2013 23:34
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Looks like Anonymous got a hold of and published DoS employee data  http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14440
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Continuous posted:Looks like Anonymous got a hold of and published DoS employee data It's interesting how these groups, when they feel mistreated by an agency, will strike out at completely unrelated workers who had nothing to do with their "wrong". The equivalent retaliation would be finding whatever random hackers you can lay hands on and beating the snot out of them. Whatever sympathy Anonymous may engender at times, these childish tantrums just create more enemies.
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Feb 20, 2013 01:16
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Oh goddamnit. I worked with Aaron Swartz, I wouldn't say I knew him super well but I knew him better than these people and I can say for sure he would never have supported this poo poo.
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Feb 20, 2013 04:17
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Feb 20, 2013 17:40
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What's a "Y tour"?
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Feb 20, 2013 22:36
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problematique posted:What's a "Y tour"? 
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Feb 20, 2013 22:40
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Well, no March invite yet so I'm not going to hold my breath. Sequestration is starting to look more likely every day. Yahoo.
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Feb 20, 2013 22:56
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Just submitted an application for the FSOT! Hopefully working for the 2010 census is a plus in their eyes. 
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Feb 20, 2013 23:25
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problematique posted:What's a "Y tour"? "Y" tour are a temporary assignment, 99.9999% domestic and the other .000001% is within WHA. It's specifically reserved for president-elects, reemployed annuitants, TDY personnel from WHA, (and 'difficults').. It's based on " special circumstances and the needs of the service. " 3 FAM 6215 (b) & OIG Report No. ISP-I-10-08 if anyone cares. edit: minor clarification it is kind of like a "PCS without the P."
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problematique posted:What's a "Y tour"? A Y tour is a negotiated short tour for a duration less than the standard tour of duty for a post. Naturally, these tend to be at more difficult to staff posts, but theoretically could have other applications (one or two year Olympics coordinator, etc.) They generally are PCS tours.
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Feb 21, 2013 01:55
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TCD posted:Oh EER time... I love EER time. You get to write about how awesome your job is! Protip: be sure to find awesome jobs.
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Feb 21, 2013 01:58
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Business of Ferrets posted:I love EER time. You get to write about how awesome your job is! Protip: be sure to find awesome jobs. Yeah, I'm in a pretty good one right now.
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Feb 21, 2013 02:07
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Aw yeah!! wait, the work requirements.. BoF I'm gonna need a pouchload of your fluffernutter.. 
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Feb 21, 2013 03:11
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Got an email that my clearance was approved last week. Just need to pass the Final Review Board or whatever and I'm on the register. Now I just need that extra money for DS to actually happen, and for them to decide they want all that money to go to extra agents.
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Feb 21, 2013 04:39
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Kase Im Licht posted:Got an email that my clearance was approved last week. Just need to pass the Final Review Board or whatever and I'm on the register. How long did your clearance take? I heard they've sped up the process considerably (they're in the middle of doing all of the interviews for me right now).
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Feb 21, 2013 04:51
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psydude posted:How long did your clearance take? I heard they've sped up the process considerably (they're in the middle of doing all of the interviews for me right now). Mine took longer than the timelines I've seen for other people. I think I had my interview around early September, and got some additional information to the investigator a week or two after that. Initial contact with me was sometime in mid August. I completed the EQIP in late July.
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An interesting opinion on security clearances from a former boss of mine. I haven't had to go through the process of getting one yet but I thought some of you might have some thoughts or anecdotes similar to his... http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...106b_story.html
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CronoGamer posted:An interesting opinion on security clearances from a former boss of mine. I haven't had to go through the process of getting one yet but I thought some of you might have some thoughts or anecdotes similar to his... Depends on the Department and clearance, but that doesn't match my experience at State. What DoD or others do, I can't say one way or the other. E: As this is a public forum, I don't think you're going to get a reply that has a lot of specifics. TCD fucked around with this message at 13:26 on Feb 21, 2013 |
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Feb 21, 2013 13:23
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I currently work reviewing security clearances and you'd be amazed how much stuff is caught outside the interview (which is where they try to catch you up first). After the interview there's a lot of background work done and funky stuff turns up all the time. DOD stuff is the worst though, apparently recruiters think that if they don't bother putting those arrests, DUIs, drug use, etc on the recruit's SF86 that we won't find out. Then the investigator finds stuff through various record searches and other stuff and has to file a recruiter falsification report. On average we receive at LEAST 20 of those a day. Makes for some fun reading (and job security). I'm pretty jaded by now, very little surprises me. "Oh, look an indictment for conspiracy to defraud the government, there's a fine upstanding recruit" etc.
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I agree with the sentiments of that article, the process is antiquated and needs to be improved. Here's an idea to save money, don't perform a full reinvestigation from scratch on me for a lower level clearance 14 months after I'd just spent 7 months being investigated for the first one. Waste of time and tax payer money.
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Requiring a different investigation for each agency seems like kind of a waste. I don't understand why the OPM isn't the sole adjudicator of all normal clearances.
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psydude posted:Requiring a different investigation for each agency seems like kind of a waste. I don't understand why the OPM isn't the sole adjudicator of all normal clearances. It's slowly moving that way, OPM now does the DOD investigations as well as most federal, they're trying to move all security clearance investigations to OPM's Federal Investigative Services but it's a slow process and means moving people and hiring. They're also working on a new computer system that will make things a lot more efficient. Gonna take some time though, as always with the government. The final adjudication decision though is mostly with the hiring authority's own security office which will probably be changing in years to come. FIS makes recommendations and provides investigation data. A lot of military get through with some pretty pathetic records, other agencies not so much. A big problem is that each agency (and the military in particular) kind of does their own thing when it comes to deciding what they'll let through. I've seen people going for federal positions with a single DUI get rejected and military folks with criminal records, serious financial problems, history of multiple extramarital affairs, and drug use (and I mean all those things in one record) get through with no problem. Military is a lot more lax and doesn't want to give up their own adjudication to a place that might be a lot tighter on that stuff, their opinion on what makes a trustworthy candidate differs from other agencies greatly. Hell it can differ from agency to agency...picture an application for the Foreign Service vs someone applying for a low level janitor job at the local Social Security Administration office. Miscreant Fromage fucked around with this message at 15:39 on Feb 21, 2013 |
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Kase Im Licht posted:Got an email that my clearance was approved last week. Just need to pass the Final Review Board or whatever and I'm on the register. Great! The final review board seems like a formality. I've never heard of anyone stopping at that point. Let us know once you find out where you are on the registry and I'll keep my ear to the ground for upcoming BSAC classes. Congrats on getting another step closer.
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Bruxism posted:Great! The final review board seems like a formality. I've never heard of anyone stopping at that point. Let us know once you find out where you are on the registry and I'll keep my ear to the ground for upcoming BSAC classes. Congrats on getting another step closer. A guy who I OA'ed with passed security and failed FRP, it is rare but it happens.
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TCD posted:Yeah, I'm in a pretty good one right now. First time writing the DS-5055 as well, so I get to write about my own awesomeness. "My performance has been unequivocally outstanding and I should be promoted at the earliest available opportunity." Of course, everyone's EER says that. 
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Zoots posted:First time writing the DS-5055 as well, so I get to write about my own awesomeness. Fixed that for you!
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Business of Ferrets posted:Fixed that for you! We now have a Goon Review Panel!
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Zoots posted:We now have a Goon Review Panel! That's not a bad idea. BoF, Dip, Zoots, mind looking over mine when it's done? Our specialist panel has a few FSOs on it, so it's good to get a generalist set of eyes on it and I'm eligible for my 3 on this one (MSI'd last year).
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Tyro posted:A guy who I OA'ed with passed security and failed FRP, it is rare but it happens. Any idea what caused him to get stopped at that point?
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What has two thumbs, has been in the FS for less than 4 years, and lost 9 hours of Annual Leave to use or lose on Jan 1? <---- This guy. Plus comp-time and the 32 hours of admin leave I was given. Welp. Oh and the building flooded Thursday thanks to 4 inches of rain in 90 minutes, earning me yet more useless comp-time. Thankfully the comm room equipment is elevated from the floor.
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Feb 21, 2013 23:22
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Can't you choose to get OT vs comp time?
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Feb 21, 2013 23:50
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TCD posted:That's not a bad idea. Always happy to do so.
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Greetings, I'm an emissary from the Thunderdome in CC, a weekly fiction contest with a lot of swears and mockery. You can visit it by clicking on my awesome avatar! More to the point, this week we've been tasked with researching something completely new and then incorporating it into our stories. I'm asking you guys for help because I know almost nothing about embassies or being diplomatic in general and I'm hoping you can make my eventual story suck less. I've been reading the thread and getting a great idea of what life is like day-to-day for your average embassy staffer, but I'm trying to spice that up with some crime so I have a few questions. 1. Diplomatic pouches. Are those still a thing? Who handles them on either end? 2. Who investigates crimes committed on embassy soil? 3. Any cool stories about stupid/illegal things people've gotten up to while you were stationed overseas? Swear to god I'm not a foreign spy. Thanks in advance, and I appreciate that there's probably a fair amount of stuff you're not allowed to talk about.
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TCD posted:That's not a bad idea. Likewise, mine too? I want to make extra sure I get  ATI jesus, where was your post again?
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ATI Jesus posted:What has two thumbs, has been in the FS for less than 4 years, and lost 9 hours of Annual Leave to use or lose on Jan 1? You are doing this wrong. I know you're doing this wrong 
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Skandiaavity posted:Likewise, mine too? I want to make extra sure I get Consulate of my post.
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