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This may sound odd, and it's been a hell of a year with many unbelievable occurrences. Is anyone aware of CTF style screening or training? I don't mean going to a conference and winning a CTF, I mean orchestrated events and pattern recognition tests that run the gammot of sysadmin, programming, reverse engineering, and otherwise.

Hi! sorry if this is a stupid question but I don't know who or where to ask. I basically got rejected from the internship because my dad's not an american citizen so processing would take too long (cuz people who apply to the internship are expedited). Is this normal or is this discriminatory? I swear I'm not trying to play the victim (first experience with government internships) but anyone who I talk too says it's really odd and not normal. Any insight would be appreciated

I was asked for an updated resume along with official transcripts of conferred degrees, its my understanding that this likely means that my clearance is going well, from posts i've read here and in the ClearanceJobs Blog being asked this doesnt mean the job is guaranteed but only the clearance, what can you guys tell me about this, im trying not to get my hopes up but i would like to hear something from you guys.

Hi everyone,

I’ve been waiting on a TS/SCI clearance for nearly nine months since receiving my Conditional Job Offer (CJO). I know the process can take up to a year, but I’ve had no noticeable progress:

• No Updates:
  • No interviews with investigators.
  • No mention of polygraphs.
  • My references haven’t been contacted.
• Limited Communication:
  • My only contact is my recruiter, who says they can’t provide updates.
• Concerns:
  • My case has been reassigned to different background investigators twice, which makes me worry it’s been overlooked.

I’ve had to skip family events like vacations and weddings (to different countries), and I’m eager to move forward. The salary and career implications behind this job determine really large factors in my life like taking my relationship to the next level. I’m considering reaching out to my congressional representative for assistance but need guidance on what details to include in the inquiry.

Specific Questions:

1. What key information should I include in a congressional inquiry?
2. Are there examples or templates I can follow?

Additional Background:

• I’m a naturalized U.S. citizen (over 4–5 years).
• No criminal background, drug history, or financial issues.
• The last time I reached out to my recruiter is back in November, that is where I was told about no information about the clearance process can be revealed.

Any advice or resources would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Hi all, has anyone done the RESP program at NSA and can speak to what sort of projects, broad terms, they gave, what they paid, was housing covered, etc?

Hello!

I was just wondering if anyone in the past who's applied to internships can verify this information but after doing brief research on reddit I saw that hiring managers have till December 1st to determine whose going to the next round of stuff and I was wondering, is this true? Also do a lot of people make it to the next round or are a good portion cut?

Thanks!

I’ve been really excited about the opportunity to work at the NSA . The process where they require verification of employment ended up getting me fired even though I specifically asked them to not contact anyone from my company.

I feel very discouraged but I was fired today because I was told it was a conflict of interest even though I don’t have a final job offer. Just seeking advice ? 🙏

Does anyone have an idea when they will start hiring mathematicians again? They have a quantum algorithms position but their general applied mathematician post is gone.

looking for any advice!

For reference, I received a CJO to the RF Development Program about 14 months ago and am still waiting on the polygraph and psych evaluation part of my clearance process.

As an RF engineer at NSA, what type of work would I be doing? My recruiter was unable to answer very well due to the nature of the development program and being able to move to different projects.

In general, would work be mostly meetings and programmatic type stuff? Like babysitting projects for contractors and managing budgets/requirements? Or will work be mostly hands on with technology, both in the design and build phases?

Just looking for a general idea, not specifics.

Hi! So I've made it to the next round of interviews for the summer language internship and I have a few questions. I know because NSA is a government agency that the whole process will take a lot longer compared to the average internship so my first question is, what does that process look like? I already have my 3.5 hour language exam scheduled but what after that? Also for the language exam something about DLAB was mentioned, is this something I should study for beforehand? Also I am going to be tested for Chinese, what does that test typically look like? Also, when I do go into the headquarters I'm assuming I will be asked for my ID, I did apply for the internship under my preferred name (looking back ik this isn't the smartest thing in the world) so should I call beforehand just to make sure everything is cleared up before I go to maryland? Also with the whole process is everything in person? Because I can't keep going back and forth between maryland and pittsburgh. Sorry I know that was a lot, thanks in advance!

It's been 5 years and 6 months after CJO & NO polygraph or Psych yet! I checked with them through out the past years and they said I still have the job but the security processing is still in progress. How can it take more than 5 years and still no end in sight?

After i passed my psych and poly i asked my recruiter what are the next steps, part of their response was that “.. the next steps will be waiting for a decision once the teams meet…” and then told me an estimated waiting time before getting contacted again, i was just wondering what they meant by saying the first bit.

https://news.clearancejobs.com/2024/10/03/nsa-hiring-over-a-thousand-in-the-next-year/

I keep reading how y’all are invited to take a polygraph test. I received a CJO in mid April and submitted my SF86 in late April with confirmation that I submitted it. So far, it’s been a little over 5 months and I have heard zero word about Polygraphs. Should I be worried or are polygraphs required after clearance?

I am rather stressed out so any info would be nice.

Has this happened to anyone else? I feel like I wasted 4-5 months (grateful it wasn’t longer) and even turned down another job offer waiting on this one. Hoping this just means there is something better in my future.

I'm taking my second polygraph tomorrow for the CI portion. I passed the first one after 4 hrs of being drilled, does anyone know if they ask the questions from the drug/violence portion again?

Edit: Just took it yesterday, it was just the CI part, which went much better than the suitability one. I guess it also depends on the examiner, mine didn't do the leave and comeback thing multiple times, just at the end.

NSA just released a podcast

https://www.nsa.gov/Podcast/

First episode talks about how they found Bin Laden

Still not sure if I'm victim of a hiring freeze/slowdown or the adjudication black hole is to blame for the radio silence on my end. I finished my poly a few months ago and haven't heard anything aside from requests for additional information.

As we're about to enter September, has anyone progressed in their hiring timeline recently, gotten an EOD/FJO, etc? I'm seeing a couple more jobs on the agency website, but they seem to be very "exclusive" jobs so I'm still not sure if the agency is full steam ahead on hiring yet.

Anyone know what's going on?

Hey guys, maybe a dumb question here. The clearance process involved me getting laid off of my last position. I took up a new job last month and am going back for a second polygraph.

I already took off three days to perform the polygraph the first time. I need to take off two more for the second, and maybe two more for the third. So my question is… how do you frame these time off requests to a current employer? PTO, especially when starting a new job, is very limited and my pool is already in the negative. I’m trying to find a way to get this time off without 1) alerting my employer to my processing status and 2) lying to my current employer.

Any thoughts or past experiences?

UPDATE: Don’t overthink it - respectable employers won’t ask why you need time off. I stated I needed time off and worked out a plan with my employer.

I know that that answer is probably classified but to what degree can the NSA spy on American people electronically?

Can they just willy nilly spy on me just because or do they need probable cause?

And what degree of privacy do I truly have on the internet or my private messages? I have nothing to hide but trying to figure out what the NSA can or can't do is hard to understand. And how it is all constitutional?

Some organizations that value advanced research work, or that hire highly qualified or specialized candidates, will have the option to submit a cover letter and CV/resume to no role in particular and let the organization see if there might be a good fit.

Does NSA have this? If so, where? Because I've only been able to locate links to the intel careers portal.

Anyone else an out-of-state new grad (with CJO or FJO) looking for a place to live? What areas are you considering? I've been looking near the base-- Laurel, Odenton, Severn-- but also considering DC or Baltimore bc the demographics are more fitting for me personally (single and no kids), though the commute with traffic is not ideal.

I was offered a CJO, i just passed my poly and already completed all steps in the Suitability process ,when do you guys think im going to hear back from them?

Has anyone been asked to re-apply externally after going through the entire process of Hirevue and an interview with the recruiter only to be told after that you are overqualified for the position and to re-apply externally instead of putting your application in a hiring pool?

Have people started having their CJOs rescinded? It seems they have basically no appointments to schedule polygraphs.

I eceived COnditional job offer from the NSA on January 2024. invistigate questionair approved on feb . On average what is the next step and approximatly when?