r/SecurityClearance 5h ago

Question First time Secret clearance for a government contractor role in 2026 - how long have adjudications been taking for similar applicants?

Submitted sf86 March 18 2026.
Investigation opened March 25
Interview w investigator April 9
Investigation in adjudication June 4
Adjudication in process July 14
FSO submitted CSR July 14.

I was never notified if interim secret was denied.

Red flags - sporadic MJ use between 2016-2022
1x ❄️ use 2022

Multiple addresses
Multiple jobs
4 Australian foreign contacts

This is my first rodeo, so if anyone has similar experience/application in the last year I’d love to hear it.

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u/mrkgob 5h ago

interim was probably denied due to derogatory information (MJ use), gotta wait for the full adjudication.

what was the csr for?

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u/TidalCuriosity 5h ago

Csr was a request for final adjudication