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Intelligence Agency Applications, Hiring, and Employment
This forum is for non-polygraph related discussion of the CIA, NSA, NRO, DIA, DHS, NIMA and other US intelligence agencies. What internship and/or student programs are available? What is the testing, interview, and background investigation process like? Security clearance questions, etc.

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8-hour CI poly, is it normal?! A while back I took a CI poly that lasted 9 hours, minus a one hour lunch break, for a net of 8 hours. Now I wasn't strapped up to the poly machine the whole time. In fact, the actually polygraph wa... Started Jan 9^th, 2025 at 12:09pm by old chap 1776 (Guest)	1	68	Jan 9^th, 2025 at 12:47pm By: George W. Maschke
Has anyone ever had an interview with CSIS? Has anyone ever had an interview with CSIS? Anyone have any insight into their hiring process? There are many threads on here about CIA/NSA but didn’t see anything on Canadian intel agencies... Started Dec 27^th, 2016 at 11:42pm by CSIS (Guest)	7	10859	May 5^th, 2024 at 9:22pm By: IntelligenceOfficer (Guest)
NRO Hiring Timeline Nobody has posted in this section in almost three years! This forum used to be full of posts from IC polygraph victims . . . I mean applicants, but now it has gone dead. Let me try to revive it . . ... Started Mar 31^st, 2024 at 2:54pm by worm (Guest)	0	200	Mar 31^st, 2024 at 2:54pm By: worm (Guest)
CIA Account Locked Hello! I've been watching the forums for a little bit and would like to say thanks for the great website. I'm currently just over 4 weeks into the application process to the CIA. I applied for an... Started Jul 6^th, 2010 at 4:54am by JR	5	14175	Apr 24^th, 2021 at 3:55pm By: Lilliam Mendoza (Guest)
Unsuitable for position, Clearence affect Well I just wanted to ask if anyone ever had their failed polygraph show up when trying to get a security clearance or if had issues with their admissions being visible or is it just strictly CBP? <b... Started Jan 9^th, 2021 at 9:57pm by CBPPOLYFAIL	0	1143	Jan 9^th, 2021 at 9:57pm By: CBPPOLYFAIL
TSC Credit check Hey everyone, I have a couple questions for those with experience. I recently received a COE from an IA , and the position that I am going for requires a level 5 clearance from which I understand is ... Started May 4^th, 2018 at 9:47pm by pleasehelp (Guest)	0	2143	May 4^th, 2018 at 9:47pm By: pleasehelp (Guest)
Would homosexuality be a "relevant" question? McCarthyism brought about a heaping dose of homophobia, what with labeling homosexuality as a security threat because blaaaaackmaaaiiil and such. While I would like to think that the state of affairs ... Started Apr 26^th, 2018 at 7:51am by ABCDEFGHIJKLGBT (Guest)	1	2261	Apr 26^th, 2018 at 8:37am By: George W. Maschke
The paranoid nature of pre-employment interviews in general After reading multiple interview memoirs, I get the impression that the agencies are risk-averse to the point of paranoia. The analogy I could come up with is that if you report that you have a minor ... Started Mar 23^rd, 2018 at 1:01pm by justathought (Guest)	1	2281	Apr 3^rd, 2018 at 1:19am By: skingalvanics
no more NIMA NIMA's name was changed some years ago to NGIA (National Geospatial Intelligence Agency). When I was growing up, it was known as the Army Map Service (AMS), then the US Army TOPOCOM, and then ... Started Jul 7^th, 2017 at 5:41pm by xenonman	0	2546	Jul 7^th, 2017 at 5:41pm By: xenonman
(Mis)Use of this site I always find it disconcerting whenever I see this forum being (mis)used as an "advice column" for IC hopefuls. Such individuals, who almost always login as "Guests", are seeking ways to get around t... Started Jan 2^nd, 2017 at 7:35pm by xenonman	3	4002	Apr 28^th, 2017 at 3:36pm By: fiddle
Psychiatric Abuse Alleged at NSA Independent journalist Wayne Madsen, a former US Navy officer who was assigned to the National Security Agency, has published an allegation of abuse by the NSA's psychologists. The following is from h... Started Aug 24^th, 2005 at 6:33am by George W. Maschke	12	46434	Mar 28^th, 2017 at 3:45am By: xenonman
Felony to falsely claim to hold security clearance? Is it true that it constitutes a federal offense merely to falsely claim that one has a security clearance? I've seen that warning posted on a few sites which recruit for "clearance jobs"! Started Jan 18^th, 2017 at 10:11am by xenonman	0	2147	Jan 18^th, 2017 at 10:11am By: xenonman
NRO Is it true that the NRO does no direct hiring of its own of applicants, and that NRO staff are essentially "sponsored" by their "home" IC agencies? Started Jan 17^th, 2017 at 3:39pm by xenonman	0	1677	Jan 17^th, 2017 at 3:39pm By: xenonman
Signed coe, getting cold feet I have signed a coe for an engineering internship; however, I am now scared about the polygraph and just working for the government in general because of its high secrecy. When I signed, I didn'... Started Nov 5^th, 2016 at 11:23am by C0ldFeet (Guest)	1	2936	Dec 12^th, 2016 at 4:24am By: xenonman
Does the CIA share applicant information with the FBI or other agencies? I am a previous CIA applicant who has been contacted by the FBI for a similar position. Does the CIA share applicant information with the FBI? Does the CIA share applicant information with... Started Nov 18^th, 2016 at 10:50pm by Guest (Guest)	1	3545	Dec 12^th, 2016 at 4:18am By: xenonman
Will this have negative impact on application? I have finished my degree in computer science with a specialization in telecommunications engineering, and I wish to join an intelligence agency and do computer work. However... I did a somehow negati... Started Oct 13^th, 2016 at 12:49am by Daniel 724 (Guest)	1	2540	Dec 12^th, 2016 at 4:15am By: xenonman
Another CIA reject Hello all! I received the dreaded "thanks but no thanks" letter from the agency. I made it though the process including the "3 day visit" at Dulles. I can only guess that I said or did somethi... Started Sep 23^rd, 2016 at 1:09pm by AAFJE « Pages 1 2 »	15	19453	Oct 29^th, 2016 at 4:49pm By: xenonman
suspended/revoked clearance - am I "free" to be naughty? Let's say you work for the federal government and your security clearance gets suspended or revoked for some reason, like even a non-polygraph reason. Does this mean you would be free to smoke mariju... Started Aug 9^th, 2016 at 3:16pm by Someone666 (Guest)	9	9133	Aug 31^st, 2016 at 1:50pm By: xenonman
DWI Hi, I apologize if this has already been covered elsewhere. I did a search for my question, but I could not find anything. I am considering applying to the CIA. I was convicted of a DWI whe... Started Jun 22^nd, 2016 at 4:17pm by Anon2 (Guest)	1	2580	Jun 23^rd, 2016 at 9:32am By: Big Paul (Guest)
Social media as part of BI ? I just read in one of the federal employee listservs that the OPM and the intelligence agencies have been viewing social media profiles as part of the onerous BI. Apparently, the operators of su... Started May 19^th, 2016 at 6:34pm by xenonman	0	2484	May 19^th, 2016 at 6:34pm By: xenonman

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