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This was on the DPS website FYI


Applicant Fingerprint processing delay notice:
TXDPS has been notified by the FBI that all Fingerprint based background checks will be temporarily suspended beginning April 28, 2010 - May 3, 2010. The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) will be working with the U.S. Census Bureau to process more than 484,000 Fingerprints for Census Bureau workers.

Beginning May 4, 2010, TXDPS and the FBI will resume processing applicant fingerprints. It is important to note that the backlog of processing the fingerprint based background checks could take an additional two weeks. All applications will processed as quickly as possible once the FBI service returns to normal.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

I was just trying to post that. Ya beat me to it. Still checking the site every day for my application status updates...sigh...

ddstuder wrote:The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) will be working with the U.S. Census Bureau to process more than 484,000 Fingerprints for Census Bureau workers.

Ya gotta wonder why they bother. If past performance is any indication, some very unsavory characters will be going around collecting census information (or trying to). Some of those unsavory characters may even work for the Census Bureau.

I know . . . my cynicism is showing.

Are you guys figuring this will delay new and renewal CHLs?
JW
Edit: I just looked at the processing times thread. I'm guessing this should not create an issue....

LarryH wrote:

ddstuder wrote:The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) will be working with the U.S. Census Bureau to process more than 484,000 Fingerprints for Census Bureau workers.

Ya gotta wonder why they bother. If past performance is any indication, some very unsavory characters will be going around collecting census information (or trying to). Some of those unsavory characters may even work for the Census Bureau.

I know . . . my cynicism is showing.

Actually, I noticed the local job fairs for hiring Census workers here in Fort Worth were all held in the absolute worst parts of town where there is a lot of poverty and crime. Sure made me wonder just who will be ringing my doorbell. I now return you to the thread, sorry for the hijack.

Is this just effecting Texas or is it on a national level? I am wondering about NFA Form processing in Virginia etc.

TexasGal wrote:

LarryH wrote:

ddstuder wrote:The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) will be working with the U.S. Census Bureau to process more than 484,000 Fingerprints for Census Bureau workers.

Ya gotta wonder why they bother. If past performance is any indication, some very unsavory characters will be going around collecting census information (or trying to). Some of those unsavory characters may even work for the Census Bureau.

I know . . . my cynicism is showing.

Actually, I noticed the local job fairs for hiring Census workers here in Fort Worth were all held in the absolute worst parts of town where there is a lot of poverty and crime. Sure made me wonder just who will be ringing my doorbell. I now return you to the thread, sorry for the hijack.

The one they had in Abilene was a flop and seems not too many people showed up wanting the work...can't blame them myself.

So the FBI can process 4000+ fingerprints per hour for the Census Bureau. I think I'll cry bullhockey on that.