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Interior IG refers investigation into Sec. Zinke to Justice Dept.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Department of the Interior inspector general has referred one of their investigations into Secretary Ryan Zinke’s actions…

Federal Newscast

Navy making new moves to reduce background investigation backlog

Reporter's Notebook

Justice obtains 27th guilty plea in background investigations ‘flushing’ case

Agency Oversight

4 bills that could hitch a ride if Congress passes a budget omnibus later this month

Congress

David Berteau: Federal contractors worry more about security background checks

Federal Drive

David Berteau: Security-check backlog reduction effort hits new hurdle

Federal Drive

Why Trump’s hiring freeze could bring new opportunities, challenges to contractors

Contracts/Awards

New audit reveals OPM’s weak oversight of background check reviews

Management

Fixing the security clearance mess starts with bringing background investigations back in house

Management

Concerns over quality continue to plague OPM’s background investigations

Congress

OPM’s crackdown on background check fraud leads to jail time — for some

Management

OMB: Plan for implementing security-clearance fixes coming soon

In the coming months, the federal government will release a detailed plan for implementing more than a dozen recommendations to improve the security clearance…

Management

Senate bill blocks background-check firms from reviewing own work

The Preventing Conflicts of Interest with Contractors Act would block the Office of Personnel Management from contracting with companies to perform final…

Congress

Congress eyeing legislative fix for security clearances

Congress

President Barack Obama signed the OPM IG Act into law this week. The law provides the agency’s top watchdog with an additional source of funding to conduct audits and investigations of the security-clearance process.

Interior IG refers investigation into Sec. Zinke to Justice Dept.

Navy making new moves to reduce background investigation backlog

Justice obtains 27th guilty plea in background investigations ‘flushing’ case

4 bills that could hitch a ride if Congress passes a budget omnibus later this month

David Berteau: Federal contractors worry more about security background checks

David Berteau: Security-check backlog reduction effort hits new hurdle

Why Trump’s hiring freeze could bring new opportunities, challenges to contractors

New audit reveals OPM’s weak oversight of background check reviews

Fixing the security clearance mess starts with bringing background investigations back in house

Concerns over quality continue to plague OPM’s background investigations

OPM’s crackdown on background check fraud leads to jail time — for some

OMB: Plan for implementing security-clearance fixes coming soon

Senate bill blocks background-check firms from reviewing own work

Congress eyeing legislative fix for security clearances

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