Hammurabi (1792-1750 B.C) Sixth and best-known ruler of the 1st (Amorite) dynasty of Babylon (reigning c. 1792-50 BC), noted for his surviving set of laws, once considered the oldest promulgation of laws in human history.
Your Facility Security Officer (FSO) may inquire about the status of your security clearance. All National Industrial Security Program (NISP) cleared contractors use JPAS (official personnel security clearance database management system for DoD and other government users). The Personnel Security Investigation (PSI) on which the clearance is based can be either current or expired.. PSIs are current if they are not more than five years old for a Top Secret clearance, 10 years old for a Secret clearance, or 15 years old for a Confidential clearance.
The following chart shows the average processing time for the fastest 90% of initial security clearances by agency for the 4th quarter of Fiscal Year 2010 (July to September 2010). Compared to data reported for the 1st quarter FY 2010, overall initial security clearance elapse times have improved about 9%. This improvement was made possible by the military services, which account for almost 70% of all clearances, reducing their average adjudication time by 12 days (about a 70% improvement).