[quote=CA renter]I cannot speak for all — or most — public agencies, but when I applied for a job in the public sector (not law enforcement), they screened using a federal database, IIRC. I believe they did this with my DH as well. This was fingerprinting and basic criminal/background check. Not sure if that’s what you’re talking about. Anything specific that you can elaborate on?
FWIW, I once had to get a federal security clearance about 20+ years ago, and this was much easier to do than to apply for/get screened by the LAPD.[/quote]
It is easier because all of the work for the Clearance was done behind the scenes. The police are ‘assuming’ you are telling the truth, the Clearance doesn’t. They don’t bother that much with the questions, they are just a starting point. If you lie on them, then you will immediately be disqualified, even if it is insignificant. The clearance starts with the fed database and then individual investigators fan out and contact, pull leads, etc.
NOTE: The difficulty/thoroughness of the background also depends upon the type of clearance being issued. Order of increasing ‘anal-probe’ roughly as follows; DOD Secret, DOD TS, NSA-SCI. The last has several ‘grades’ in itself.
