Leadership, oversight help slash security clearance backlog
The longstanding delays and backlogs with personnel security clearances were effectively addressed by the Obama administration. Initial investigations now take an...
The longstanding delays and backlogs with personnel security clearances were effectively addressed by the Obama administration. Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) said in a June 2012 hearing on the status of security clearance reform, “initial investigations take an average of 44 days to complete, compared to a staggering 189 days in 2005.”
This was the honey produced by thousands of busy bees.
| Why security clearances were rated effective |
| Reason #1: OPM details efforts on security clearance reform
Reason #2: GAO removes DoD’s security clearance program from the high risk list Reason #3: Initial investigations take an average of 44 days to complete, compared to 189 days in 2005 (More primary source material available on The Obama Impact plan to make more efficient their role in streamlining the clearance process. Those and many other efforts by OPM, the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence resulted in the Government Accountability Office removing the Defense Department’s security clearance program from the high-risk list. GAO cited robust congressional oversight and the “committed leadership” of the Suitability and Security Clearance Performance Accountability Council, or PAC, as a key driver of the reforms.  Evan Lesser, the founder and managing director of ClearanceJobs.com joins Federal News Radio to discuss the administration’s progress in addressing the security clearance backlog. The interview is part of Federal News Radio’s special report, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years. Throughout the series, Federal News Radio examines 23 different ideas and initiatives instituted by the Obama Administration and ranks them as effective, ineffective and more progress needed. Federal News Radio believes security clearance reform has been one of the effective initiatives of the Obama administration. More from the special report, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years Part 1: Evaluating the Obama administration’s management initiatives Part 2: Evaluating Obama’s technology reforms Part 3: Evaluating Obama’s workforce initiatives Part 4: Evaluating Obama’s acquisition efforts Part 5A: What would a second-term for President Obama mean for feds? Part 5B: What would a Romney presidency mean for federal workers? Copyright © 2024 Federal News Network. All rights reserved. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. 
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