The average timeline for investigating top-secret security clearance cases was on a steady rise throughout fiscal 2023.
The backlog in federal security background checks seems impervious to efforts to cut it down, especially with no CIO at the Office of Personnel Management.
President-elect Donald Trump’s suggested hiring freeze on the federal workforce could have major implications for federal contractors. With possible plans…
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 sure background investigations undergo quality reviews. The audit pointed to a lack of oversight on OPM’s part in making sure contractors actually review cases and said some of the companies that employ case reviewers failed to keep track of records showing the contractors had undergone proper training.
