Jon Adler, national president, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association

The White House has a government-wide security plan to prevent another Navy Yard Shooting.

Earlier this week, the Defense Department announced the results of three parallel reviews into last September’s Navy Yard Shooting, along with a handful of steps that the DoD hopes will strengthen the security clearance review process. The White House rolled out a plan calling for government-wide changes to the security clearance process. Jon Adler, national president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, talks about lessons learned from the Navy Yard tragedy.

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