awptickes
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Btw a TS background investigation is far, far more intrusive but also very expensive.
An SSBI, without poly costs in the area of 80k. With poly, depending on which polygraphs need to be taken, can go upwards of 120k. It requires meeting people face-to-face and following all leads uncovered during those interviews, to include interviewing other people spoken about during those interviews. Recently, SSBIs can take anywhere from 30 days to over 6 months.
Curiously enough, the "Authorization for Release of Information" portion of the MD Permit Application gives the MSP the permission to pull any security clearance investigative reports and notes. I wonder if the MSP actually does go to OPM and requests their files on an individual, and if so, what OPM's response is?
If you have a TS, you shouldn't have any worries about being denied a MD Permit.