BCCU Background Check Processing
Updates (12/13/2024)
December 13, 2024 Update
BCCU has been diligently working to reprocess approximately 28,000 background checks that were submitted between November 1st and December 6th.
Unfortunately, the Background Check System has taken longer than anticipated to process these inquiries. As of this morning, the rerun process is halfway complete. BCCU staff have begun analyzing and manually updating a small number of results and will continue this work alongside the system processing the backlog. We anticipate the rerun process will be fully completed by next Friday, December 20th. Manual review of results will continue during the remaining weeks of December or until the backlog is fully resolved.
Between now and the end of December, you may receive “Updated” results in BCS. Once all reruns and manual reviews are complete, we will email all Primary Account Administrators (PAAs) with a summary of any inquiries that received updates.
As a reminder, any background checks that were submitted to BCCU after December 6th include up-to-date information from AOC.
November 18, 2024 Update
As of November 18th, the AOC system is back online and fully functional. In response, BCCU intends to resume processing background checks utilizing AOC data, beginning this morning.
BCCU staff have successfully cleared the entire backlog of checks. However, there are still several outstanding background checks that could not be processed without further review using the restored AOC system.
To ensure completeness, BCCU will re-run all background checks submitted since November 1st through December 6th. This re-run process will take approximately one week for staff to complete. BCS users can expect to see ”Updated” result letters in the Background Check System (BCS) on or after December 13th, should there be any changes to the preliminary background check results. Notification of the updated result(s) will be sent via email and through the alert center in BCS.
To clarify:
-December 6th BCCU will re-run all background checks to include AOC data. This re-run will take approximately one week to complete.
–Any changes identified during this process will be reflected in “Updated” result letters available in BCS on or after December 13th.
November 1, 2024
The Washington Court Systems have been down since Friday, November 1st. Given this network outage, BCCU is unable to process any background checks until further notice.
Please note: You may still submit background check requests in BCS, but you may not receive results until these issues are resolved. This may also impact applicants’ ability to schedule fingerprint appointments.
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