Next Members Meeting
April 18, 2024
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About ACBI
The Association of Certified Background Investigators, Inc. was founded on October 1, 2001 in Chantilly, Virginia and incorporated as a formal organization on March 7, 2003 in Maryland.
The organization was founded by Earl Gould of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. His co-founders were Kathy Pursel, Jason Armintrout, Stephanie Fink, Gary Lafferty, Jim Bordenet, Russell Standford and Grant Harmon. The Organization was granted Business League, Non-Profit Status, Section 501 (c) (6), by the IRS on April 10, 2003. The original meeting was comprised of 31 background investigators in 2002. Our Association is more than 500 strong and growing. Membership is open to anyone who participates in the life cycle of the United States Government Personnel Security and Background Investigations to include Manager, Recruiter, and Analyst but not limited to Scoping; Pre-Field; Assigner; Investigator; Reviewer; and Adjudicator.
Join Our Association
Some of the Benefits that Our Members Receive
Benefit 1
Exclusive Access to networking among industry and government professionals in the only Association of its kind. Direct access to immediate notification of new opportunities in the industry. This also allows our Corporate and Agency partners to increase their staffing. Our membership includes both contractor and employed professionals across the entire lifecycle of this niche industry around the globe.
Benefit 2
Advanced notice and pre-sale discounts to events. Private members-only access to virtual events and the ACBI forum where members and corporate partners can engage. This gives our members an opportunity to learn about new potential job openings available, industry trends, best practices, and networking.
Benefit 3
Member only access to specialty items with the ACBI logo. Show your professional pride with a lapel pin, laptop bag, challenge coin, or other items.
Benefit 4
Identification as a distinguished professional, committed to the highest ethics and standards. Your membership conveys your commitment of excellence to the national security industry.
Watch a video by Cop To Corporate‘s Sammy Tierney with ACBI President Anthony DiFede, ACBI Vice President William Preis, and ACBI Secretary Irene Papadopoulos to learn more about the benefits of joining ACBI:
Our Mission
The Association of Certified Background Investigators, Inc. is a national, professional organization comprised of scopers, pre-field, assigners, investigators, reviewers, managers, and adjudicators who conduct national security background investigations for federal agencies of the United States Government, domestic and TDY overseas.
Our mission is to develop and maintain liaison with contract companies and government agencies; to provide our membership with the earliest notice of potential contract opportunities; to assist contract companies and federal agencies in locating highly qualified professionals; to provide services on short notice for both short or a long term basis; to assist our membership in maintaining and enhancing their professional investigative skills, to provide a means for investigators to share information to better perform their duties throughout the United States, embassies, bases, and territories, and to improve and maintain the integrity of the background investigative industry.
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Upcoming Events
ACBI Board of Directors Meeting
ACBI Members Meeting
2024 Conference