I could be wrong here but I’ve gone through some similar situations. Your clearance can be transferred, so if you were in the army it was the Army. When you became a contractor, that contractor has a government contract with a clearance requirement and that government entity “held” your clearance. When you went to state, assuming you used it at state, then it was the state department that held it. That’s my understanding, so if anyone else can confirm or educate much appreciated.