NATIONAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU Timeliness Performance Metrics for Submission, Investigation & Adjudication Time DoD-Industry May 2017
6/12/2017 1First Line of Defense Against Insider Threats
NATIONAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU
Timeliness Performance Metrics for Submission, Investigation &
Adjudication Time
DoD-Industry
May 2017
Quarterly Timeliness Performance Metrics for Submission,Investigation & Adjudication* Time
Average Days of Fastest 90% of Reported Clearance Decisions Made All Initial Top Secret Secret/Conf TS Reinvest. Secret Reinvest.
Days
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
447 433
381 22
377 382 52 14350 341
49
282 18 18312
66 80
261
20
263 35 235 240 248
222
18
215 26 396 197 26 18 32
352 194
23
276 310
343 16 279
310 9 167 13
178 206 207 209
161 178 183 175
260 3
113
116 126
127
87
19 29 36 38 18 21 25 29 19 32 39 41 15 18 22 29 23 42 56 71
Initiate Investigate Adjudicate
All Initial Top Secret Secret/ Confidential
Top Secret Reinvestigations
Secret Reinvestigations
Adjudication actions taken – 3rd Q FY16 13,455 2,230 11,225 7,710 3,849
Adjudication actions taken – 4th Q FY16 10,265 2,310 7,955 7,770 3,257
Adjudication actions taken – 1st Q FY17 12,549 2,268 10,281 5,802 4,762
Adjudication actions taken – 2nd Q FY17 13,209 2,564 10,645 6,054 6,216
*The adjudication timeliness includes collateral adjudication by DoD CAF and SCI adjudication by other DoD adjudication facilities 2
Industry’s Average Timeliness Trends for 90% Initial Top Secret Security Clearance Decisions
Days
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0 16 18 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 23 27 292 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
261 277 289 298 295 331 333 346 353 383 394 409
16 18 19 16 24
16 16 10 17
33 17 18
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2016 2017
Initiation DSS Processing Time Investigation Adjudication
GOAL: Initiation – 14 days Investigation – 80 days Adjudication – 20 days
Apr 2016
May 2016
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Sep 2016
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
Mar 2017
100% of Reported Adjudications 721 759 755 697 681 935 871 793 605 701 845 1,018
Average Days for fastest 90% 295 315 327 334 340 370 372 380 396 441 439 458 days days days days days days days days days days days days
3
Industry’s Average Timeliness Trends for 90% Secret/Confidential Security Clearance Decisions (NACLC/T3)
Days
300
250
200
150
100
50
0 15 17 18 24 32 32 34 41 36 31 36 462 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 2
2
157 163 164 181 172 183
197 188 171 165
151
198
15 16 17
26 20 36
29 22
13 35 40
26
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2016 2017
Initiation DSS Processing Time Investigation Adjudication
GOAL: Initiation – 14 days Investigation – 40 days Adjudication – 20 days
Apr 2016
May 2016
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Sep 2016
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
Mar 2017
100% of Reported Adjudications 3,464 3,582 4,188 2,352 3,413 2,191 2,730 2,871 4,680 2,402 4,125 4,119
Average Days for fastest 90% 189 198 201 233 226 253 262 253 222 224 238 272 days days days days days days days days days days days days
4
Industry’s Average Timeliness Trends for 90% Top Secret Reinvestigation Security Clearance Decisions
Days
480 440 400 360 320 280 240 200 160 120
80 40
0 12 14 13 14 16 19 19 21 20 25 26 292 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
248 262 266 273 271 288 302 306 323 336 352 365
50 49
111 81 120
50 39 46 77 62 51 46
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2016 2017
Initiation DSS Processing Time Investigation Adjudication
GOAL: Initiation – 14 days Investigation – 150 days Adjudication – 30 days
Apr 2016
May 2016
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Sep 2016
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
Mar 2017
100% of Reported Adjudications 2,635 2,568 2,519 2,627 2,436 2,710 2,257 2,130 1,418 1,907 1,982 2,167
Average Days for fastest 90% 312 327 392 370 409 359 363 375 423 425 432 442 days days days days days days days days days days days days
5
Industry’s Average Timeliness Trends for 90% Secret Reinvestigation Security Clearance Decisions (T3R)
Days
240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100
80 60 40 20
0 14 23 27 34 40 45 48 56 55 52 2
2 60 77
2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2
75
292
99 108
114 126
134 117 1283 149 142 115
3
3
6 7
16 15
14 10
31 32
18
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2016 2017
Initiation DSS Processing Time Investigation Adjudication
Apr 2016
May 2016
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Sep 2016
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
Mar 2017
100% of Reported Adjudications 1,532 1,122 1,195 762 1,489 1,008 1,140 1,451 2,171 650 1,799 3,852
Average Days for fastest 90% 94 120 131 150 163 189 199 188 195 235 236 212 days days days days days days days days days days days days
6
NATIONAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU
Timeliness Performance Metrics for Submission, Investigation &
Adjudication Time
DOE
May 2017
6/14/2017 1First Line of Defense Against Insider Threats
Quarterly Timeliness Performance Metrics for Submission,Investigation & Adjudication Time
Average Days of Fastest 90% of Reported Clearance Decisions Made All Initial Top Secret Secret/Conf TS Reinvest. Secret Reinvest.
Days
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
29
364 355
281 310
22 295
17
26
268 26 230 21
270 251 15
21188
222 23 202
182 14
12216
180 174 22
249 291
152 20
165 29 21 328
127 14 10
187 214 227
195 232 20
196 228
267
87 9 133 119
153 120 133
160 149 11 83
12 14 28 27 12 16 39 45 12 12 13 12 7 10 13 10 14
62 36 33 45
Initiate Investigate Adjudicate
All Initial Top Secret Secret/ Confidential
Top Secret Reinvestigations
Secret Reinvestigations
Adjudication actions taken – 3rd Q FY16 1,536 745 791 1,855 672
Adjudication actions taken – 4th Q FY16 1,395 788 607 1,962 643
Adjudication actions taken – 1st Q FY17 1,326 830 496 1,835 453
Adjudication actions taken – 2nd Q FY17 1,638 923 715 1,775 1,131
2
DOE’s Average Timeliness Trends for 90% Initial Top Secret Security Clearance Decisions
Days
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0 11 13 12 15 11 22 25 48 40 44 50 39
200 193 198 208 261 234
254 239 260
292 292 299
21 21 23 19
20 22
25 22 20
26 31 24
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2016 2017
Initiation Investigation Adjudication
GOAL: Initiation – 14 days Investigation – 80 days Adjudication – 20 days
Apr 2016
May 2016
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Sep 2016
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
Mar 2017
100% of Reported 229 271 242 244 274 265 274 281 290 275 277 356Adjudications
Average Days for fastest 90% 232 227 233 242 292 278 304 309 321 363 373 362 days days days days days days days days days days days days
3
DOE’s Average Timeliness Trends for 90% Secret/Confidential Security Clearance Decisions (NACLC/ANACI/T3)
250
200
150
Days
100
50
0 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
2016 2017
11 14 10 11 13 12 14 12 12 12 13 12
127 114 124 122 131 162 149 152
135
184 152
169
21 24 14 17
21
20 39 26
21
19 18
25
Initiation Investigation Adjudication
GOAL: Initiation – 14 days Investigation – 40 days Adjudication – 20 days
Apr 2016
May 2016
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Sep 2016
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
Mar 2017
100% of Reported Adjudications 209 274 299 242 201 146 160 175 168 244 185 216
Average Days for fastest 90% 159 152 148 150 165 194 202 190 217 166 182 206 days days days days days days days days days days days days
4
DOE’s Average Timeliness Trends for 90% Top Secret Reinvestigation Security Clearance Decisions
Days
380 360 340 320 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100
80 60 40 20
0 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
2016 2017
5 6 8 11 8 11 13 13 12 11 9 10
196 185 211 225 230 233 249
274 286 306 332 350 13 13
14 14 12 14
14 15
16 14
17 19
Initiation Investigation Adjudication
GOAL: Initiation – 14 days Investigation – 150 days Adjudication – 30 days
Apr 2016
May 2016
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Sep 2016
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
Mar 2017
100% of Reported Adjudications 680 671 497 555 738 660 693 655 494 560 613 583
Average Days for fastest 90% 214 204 233 250 250 258 276 301 314 331 358 379 days days days days days days days days days days days days
5
DOE’s Average Timeliness Trends for 90% Secret Reinvestigation Security Clearance Decisions (T3R)
Days
220 200 180 160 140 120 100
80 60 40 20
0 16 13 11
35 31 30 3036 39 45 54 37
55 67 70
68 10 10 99 98 104
143
159 128 110
124
10
8
9 10 17
15
14
13 9 10
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2016 2017
Initiation Investigation Adjudication
Apr 2016
May 2016
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Sep 2016
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
Mar 2017
100% of Reported Adjudications 284 172 201 252 192 165 168 149 138 239 314 545
Average Days for fastest 90% 81 90 91 111 144 139 150 188 212 186 172 171 days days days days days days days days days days days days
6
NATIONAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU
Timeliness Performance Metrics for Submission, Investigation &
Adjudication Time
NRC
May 2017
6/14/2017 1First Line of Defense Against Insider Threats
Quarterly Timeliness Performance Metrics for Submission,Investigation & Adjudication Time
Average Days of Fastest 90% of Reported Clearance Decisions Made All Initial Top Secret Secret/Conf TS Reinvest. Secret Reinvest.
Days
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
463
9 403 404 59 399 390
322
12 352 12 11
11 291 11
223 244 247
227 7
17 14
17
213 14 365 376 395
207 206 203 14 370 172
288 18 15 17
267 329
371
11 157
9
168 204 176
211 156 163 166 194 77 11
116
8 93 138 155
37 26 20 21 24 30 16 10 33 27 20 20 18 12 16 9 9 60
12 8 8
Initiate Investigate Adjudicate
All Initial Top Secret Secret/ Confidential
Top Secret Reinvestigations
Secret Reinvestigations
Adjudication actions taken – 3rd Q FY16 102 15 87 20 44
Adjudication actions taken – 4th Q FY16 62 13 49 46 83
Adjudication actions taken – 1st Q FY17 68 5 63 40 54
Adjudication actions taken – 2nd Q FY17 89 10 79 29 93
2
NRC’s Average Timeliness Trends for 90% Initial Top Secret Security Clearance Decisions
700
600
500
400
Days
300
200
100
0 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
2016 2017
25 36 14 36 21 34 17 21 146 12 6
241
364 409
290229
397
307 345
457 386 426 412
8
3
21
8 199 7
12
10
13 15
224
3
Initiation Investigation Adjudication
GOAL: Initiation – 14 days Investigation – 80 days Adjudication – 20 days
Apr 2016
May 2016
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Sep 2016
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
Mar 2017
100% of Reported Adjudications 6 4 6 3 5 5 2 1 2 5 2 3
Average Days for fastest 90% 274 days
403 days
264 days
441 days
527 days
386 days
437 days
306 days
420 days
454 days
693 days
421 days
3
NRC’s Average Timeliness Trends for 90% Secret/Confidential Security Clearance Decisions (NACLC/ANACI/T3)
Days
300
250
200
150
100
50
0 26 39 36 28 27 30 20 21 16 15 17 31
127 118 145 147
177 143 169 178
192 208
192
2448
6
26
5
9
42
24 15
10
10
10
20
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2016 2017
Initiation Investigation Adjudication
GOAL: Initiation – 14 days Investigation – 40 days Adjudication – 20 days
Apr 2016
May 2016
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Sep 2016
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
Mar 2017
100% of Reported Adjudications 19 30 37 21 17 11 22 27 14 22 23 35
Average Days for fastest 90% 161 222 205 151 228 280 189 206 218 171 206 295 days days days days days days days days days days days days
4
NRC’s Average Timeliness Trends for 90% Top Secret Reinvestigation Security Clearance Decisions
Days
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0 17 30 15 9 10 15 14 23 17 8 11 7
327
220 242 290 275
412 421 428
321
377 444
327
4
5 9
6 7
14
9
6 11
17 23
9
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2016 2017
Initiation Investigation Adjudication
GOAL: Initiation – 14 days Investigation – 150 days Adjudication – 30 days
Apr 2016
May 2016
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Sep 2016
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
Mar 2017
100% of Reported Adjudications 7 3 10 12 14 19 19 6 15 12 5 12
Average Days for fastest 90% 348 255 266 305 292 441 343 411 479 435 462 343 days days days days days days days days days days days days
5
NRC’s Average Timeliness Trends for 90% Secret Reinvestigation Security Clearance Decisions (T3R)
Days
250
200
150
100
50
0 7 12 10 12 12 11 12 11 8 8 9 8 8 8
57 52 65 72 90 90
5 108 108 108 114126
165 179 160
10 16
12
14 5
14 5 20
11
5 14
6
7
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2016 2017 2017
Initiation Investigation Adjudication
Apr 2016
May 2016
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Sep 2016
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
Mar 2017
100% of Reported Adjudications 20 7 16 21 26 36 15 13 26 30 23 40
Average Days for fastest 90% 69 76 85 100 116 124 136 146 180 201 128 176 days days days days days days days days days days days days
6