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OPM aims to streamline fed employee screening with ‘continuous vetting’

OPM also wants to update several vetting factors to make it harder for domestic extremists to find employment in the government.

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DCSA opens ‘front door’ to next-gen background investigation system

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OMB sees 2022 as ‘most significant year’ for security clearance reform

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New vetting guidelines set to advance security clearance reform ideas

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Pentagon security agency aims to get background investigations software on track

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In this Feb. 8, 2018 photo, the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Red, blue or purple, in flyover country or along the U.S. coast, most Americans loathe the national legislature and think its members are listening to all the wrong people. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

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

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

President-elect Donald Trump’s suggested hiring freeze on the federal workforce could have major implications for federal contractors. With possible plans…

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

A new audit from the OPM Inspector General’s office reveals shortcomings in the steps taken by Office of Personnel Management and its contractors to make…

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

Matthew Baum, a former investigator in OPM’s now-defunct Office of Federal Investigations, questions whether politics and privatization went too far by outsourcing background investigations.

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