How COVID is Impacting Security Clearance

Just about everything in everyday life has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in some way. This includes the way local and state offices have been able to adapt and keep up with security. As the rest of the country locked down, offices that typically gather fingerprints for credentialing standards had to cease that practice. Some individuals lost security clearance altogether. So, what can you expect when it comes to your security clearance in the COVID-19 era? How the Application Process Has Changed At the beginning of the pandemic, many agencies that were still able to collect fingerprints and process them were urged to do so. However, many public agencies did not have that option. So, instead, they bypassed fingerprinting altogether and proceeded with onboarding. Prior to the pandemic, no onboarding would move forward without the applicant being fingerprinted. The Impact on Current Clearance Holders Current clearance holders are also being hurt by ......