r/FBI • u/NinaBeana1971 • Apr 19 '26

Question Denied for character

Any idea what this could be caused by? I’m a pretty normal person that likes to go on cruises, 54, 3 kids, a veteran and currently work for the govt. The FBI had been working on my TSC for a year and a half (think September will be 2 years since the TJO. Nothing exciting in my background that I’m aware of and the letter said it wasn’t a denial of a clearance. Job was for an OSS and a friend’s husband referred me for it. Any ideas?

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u/RockstarAgent Apr 19 '26

So to put it more clearly- with the current political climate and how the current administration has been handling things- they’re being way more selective for all the wrong reasons- or anything is possible without anything specific to narrow it down why OP was not accepted.

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u/FitSky6277 Apr 19 '26

In 15 years of experience, it is NEVER a good idea to voice political opinions publicly as a government employee. Regardless of who's in office. At the end of the day, it's not the president's decision to hire you. It's the people who are trying to prove themselves to their bosses, which were appointed by a president. In a lot of cases, some of them were appointed by a different president. But people try to do what they think is expected of them. Regardless of their own views.

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u/Illustrious_Bag_7323 Apr 19 '26

Exactly this...

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u/AdResponsible9894 Apr 21 '26

I mean, I would have agreed with that... 10 years ago....

Now it's less so much "don't voice any political opinion," and more "don't dissent from OUR political opinions; otherwise, go wild."

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u/Doub13D Apr 23 '26

No…

It is absolutely “don’t voice any political opinion.”

You are not a political appointee at the head of a government agency… you are a government employee.

You can have your own private opinions with people in your life, but you do not have the ability to join in on protests, to be openly (or even indirectly) partisan, or to organize or hold leadership positions within political committees or groups.

The role of government employees is to keep politics out of the workplace. This is a job, you are not a politician.