Sadly it&#x27;s not so fast. I saw it take months for an article hearing after an investigation (the duration of which clearances were suspended). It&#x27;s not until then can an adjudicator assess and with the backlog that existed prior to the extra scrutiny the snowden issues have brought, i&#x27;d be hard pressed to believe the timeline was anything under 12 months at a minimum.<p>Another issues is some facilities require a clearance simply to visit HQ which often times is very well removed from the actual operations. When you can get a Campus Access Badge, often times pending adjudications like this can stop even that access. The whole system is rather antiquated.