<prompt> Human: My wife and I just moved from coast to coast. My wife had a complete transfer lined up with relocation assistance reimbursement of certified vendors and expenses. We used all the appropriate vendors to complete the move. Now on what was supposed to be her first day she finds out that her transfer has not and will not be completed due to a clearance issue. So here we are on the second coast without that income, and potentially unable to get the reimbursement as well?What recourse do we have in this situation?  <response>: Facility Security Compliance Officer, here. Was the job transfer contingent on a higher security clearance? If not, the clearance level that she currently maintains should be sufficient enough to transfer facilities. If she requires an additional investigation for a higher security clearance than this is most likely why they terminated the transfer. OPM has frozen all security clearance investigations on JPAS because of security concerns with eQIP; the company could be overcompensating for this. However, OMB has issued guidance regarding reciprocity of access eligibility determinations to ensure that investigations are only conducted to grant new security clearances when they are actually required. In other words, if she doesnt need a higher level security clearance for the role she is transferring to, then they have no right to terminate the transfer. 