Have to add in my 2 cents worth. I last held a Top Secret clearance with the State Dept and it expired sometime in 99 when I left the company that placed me with the State Dept.
Basic requirements are that you have to be a US citizen and have a 'clean' background. The TS investigation goes back 7 years and they want you to list positions held, places lived, foreign countries visited, relative information (mother, father...) etc. A TS can only be obtained if you are working directly for the federal government, in which case they sponsor your background check or, a company is willing to hire you, place you in a federal agency, such as the State Deparment, and then sponsors your background check. All background checks are conducted by DISA I believe (Defensive Investigative ??? Agency). During the investigation period, you are given an interim clearance which allows you to enter the federal facility and work on non-classified systems. Back in '97 when I applied for this via the company that I worked for, it took about 6-9 months. I hear it takes at least a year or more nowdays. So, in short, no you can't apply as an individual but only if a company sponsors your or if you are directly hired by a federeal agency. Also note that the company that sponsors you must also have some form of clearance with the government in case you were thinking of opening up a company yourself. hth mkb --- Michael Cupp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But can they be pursued by a civilian, or do they > have to be gov't sponsored? > > -----Original Message----- > From: KENNETH JANUSZ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 3:55 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Re: Oracle DBA with TS SCI Clearance > Needed in Dayton, Ohio.. > > > If your background is clean these clearances should > be no big deal. When I was driving submarines for a > living I had TS, Crypto and COMSUBPAC Special > Intelligence clearances. SI is above TS. > > Ken Janusz, CPIM > Former U.S.N. Submariner > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Khedr, Waleed <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 2:30 PM > Subject: RE: Oracle DBA with TS SCI Clearance > Needed in Dayton, Ohio.. > > Another certification! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jesse W. Asher > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 3:15 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Re: Oracle DBA with TS SCI Clearance > Needed in Dayton, Ohio.. > > > > Very good question! I've wondered the same thing > myself! > > Michael Cupp wrote: > > > How would one begin the process of getting one? > Or does it have to be government sponsored? > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 2:35 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > It is my understanding that it currently takes > 1.5 to 2 years to get this clearence mainly due to > events of 9/11. So, if you have one, it behooves you > to keep it current. > > They used to estimate these clearences were > worth > an additional $10K a year for salary. Im > thinking > at least $25K now. Alot of my friends that > have > these clearances , whether they be DBAs, > programmers, > Sys. Ads. etc, have standing offers for work in > many > places around the world due to the fact these > clearances > are very hard to get. > > Also, the companies will not foot the bill for > this > delay. The government usually has to approve > all hires > where the individual is not cleared. From what > I have > seen the government is in no mood to do this as > of > late. > > FWIW ! > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 4:54 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > I don't understand the large number of positions > coming out that require > a CURRENT Secret or Top Secret clearance. How > can all these positions > be filled unless these company/entities start > footing the bill for > people getting the clearances?!? > > Johnson, Michael wrote: > > > > That is not my understanding. > > FWIW. Mike > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 1:35 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Actually no one who has been holds any SCI > tickets can admit to doing > so :) One can say you have been the subject of > a Special Backgroud > Investigation, and Extensive Background > Investigation, a Full Field > Investigation even though 99.9999 times out of > 100 these investigations > are done for just such access. > > Ian MacGregor > Stanford Linear Accelerator Center > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 9:24 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > I suspect that this position will be at > Wright-Patterson Air Force > base. > > OraStaff wrote: > > > > > Position: Oracle DBA with Top Secret SCI > Clearance > (Please do not send your resume unless > you have the required > > > > > > > > > -- > Jesse W. Asher > > "They that can give up essential liberty to > purchase a little temporary > safety, deserve neither liberty or safety." - > Benjamin Franklin > > > > > ************************************************************ > This message originated from the internet. Its > originator may not be who they > claim to be and the information contained herein my > or may not be Accurate. > > All Messages are Scaned to be Virus Free, by IPM, > powered by McAfee. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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