In category: Recruiting
What a Cleared Hire Really Costs: Time-to-Fill, Agency Fees, and the Job-Board Math
In the third quarter of FY2025, a Top Secret background investigation took an average of 163 days. Three quarters later it took 57. That figure comes from the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council's Trusted Workforce 2.0 report for FY2026 Q2.… more
How to Sponsor an Employee for a Clearance: What Your FSO Actually Submits to DCSA
A Secret-level case closed in 109 days end to end in the fourth quarter of FY2025, against a government target of 40. Top Secret ran 220 days against 75. If you are holding an unfilled cleared seat and an uncleared candidate, that gap is not something you can paperwork your way o… more
You Won the Recompete. Now Re-Badge 60 Cleared People in 30 Days.
For employersHiring cleared professionals?Post your cleared req where security-cleared candidates already search.Post a Cleared JobFor job seekersHolding a clearance?Browse cleared roles from employers hiring right now.Browse Cleared JobsThe clause that no longer tells you what t… more
Time-to-Billing on a Cleared Hire: When a New Employee Can Actually Start Work
For employersHiring cleared professionals?Post your cleared req where security-cleared candidates already search.Post a Cleared JobFor job seekersHolding a clearance?Browse cleared roles from employers hiring right now.Browse Cleared JobsA signed offer is not yet a billable seat … more
Can a Company Sponsor a Security Clearance? The Employer’s Answer
A cleared defense contractor hears the same question from candidates almost every week: will your company sponsor my security clearance? The answer is not a matter of company policy. It sits in federal regulation. Under 32 CFR 117.9(a)(10), a company cannot even apply for its own… more