COI
Certification of Investigation
What it is
A notice in the closing package certifying the level of investigation completed and that a final adjudication was made. It is filed in the personnel folder.
Also called
COI, certification of investigation.
Where this comes from
DCSA — Terms and Definitions. DCSA: certifies "the level of background investigation that was completed and that a final adjudication was made".
Where this sits
Stage: Investigation and case status · Applies to: Government-wide
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