Justice Dept fines Denver Sheriffs over requiring applicants be US citizens

[heyscooter]

Terms have specific meanings - a background investigation and a security clearance are not the same thing. Security clearances are specificly for access to classified information.

All federal emoloyees / all FLEO. are subject to background investigations. Not all employees or FLEO have security clearances.

Re-read my earlier post - as I stated, to my knowledge all FLEO Jobs require U.S. Citizenship.

We are getting at the same thing.

USBP.......Border Patrol? Neither of the two guys I'm friends with who are Border Patrol agents even have a secret.

You can go through an SSBI to become eligible for a TS but not have it granted. This is exactly what Homeland did when I was with USBP.

[John Hearne]

USBP.......Border Patrol? Neither of the two guys I'm friends with who are Border Patrol agents even have a secret.

I went through their hiring process in 2000. I'm assuming that like us, they have lowered their required clearances over the years due to cost. (That was almost 17 years ago too, so it could have been "Secret")