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Even expunged records can still be accessed by military and intelligence agencies. At a local (sometimes state) level, once an expungement order is processed the record is physically shredded, usually along with the expungement order itself. Federally the records are marked as expunged but it makes sense that if you're joining the military or applying for a job with an intelligence agency, that they should know about the court interaction, expunged or otherwise.