Senate examines security clearance process

Just about everyone has heard the story of some federal worker waiting as long as a year or more for a security clearance. A Senate committee today held its latest...

Just about everyone has heard the story of some federal worker waiting as long as a year or more for a security clearance.

A Senate committee today held its latest oversight hearing on the subject of modernizing and improving the security clearance process.

Federal News Radio’s Max Cacas is just back from this afternoon’s hearing and tells us more.

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