Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

Pentagon security agency aims to get background investigations software on track

Officials are trying to right the ship on the National Background Investigation Services program.

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Industry urges DCSA to accelerate security clearance transformation efforts

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Agencies on deadline to enroll security clearance holders in continuous vetting

Defense Industry

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Trusted Workforce and federal background checks initiatives have a reliable home — now what?

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DCSA juggling security clearance transformation, agency transition efforts

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VOA

In rare move, OPM strips broadcasting agency of background investigation and vetting authorities

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FILE - In this May 27, 2020, file photo, a medical worker wearing personal protective equipment cleans gurneys in the emergency department intake area in New York. Hospital data related to the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. will now be collected by a private technology firm, rather than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — a move the Trump administration says will speed up reporting but one that concerns some public health leaders. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Senate Democrats want to secure hazard pay for frontline VA health workers

Federal Newscast

Security clearance processing times are down, continuous evaluation enrollment is up

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FILE - In this May 31, 2009 pool-file photo reviewed by the U.S. military and shot through a window, a guard wearing a protective face mask speaks with a detainee through a fence as another paces inside the exercise yard at Camp five detention facility on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. The Obama Administration’s struggling crusade to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is mired in state and federal politics, and frustrated White House and Pentagon officials are blaming each other for the slow progress releasing approved detainees and finding a new prison to house the remainder. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, Pool, File)

Anyone on DoD property will need to wear a mask

Federal Newscast

Updated: OPM eases up fingerprint collection, credentialing standards amid coronavirus concerns

Workforce

DoD names new permanent director to lead security clearance agency

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency will name a new permanent director after months of acting leadership.

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How can agencies ensure their data is protected when it’s not on their network?

In today’s Federal Newscast, agencies receive new ways to protect their data on contractor or non-federal systems.

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Progress on security clearance backlog is real, but federal contractors still seeking end-to-end solutions

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Federal contractors are pleased with the progress the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has made in slashing the background investigation inventory, but they’re still searching for solutions that address the end-to-end suitability, credentialing and security clearance process.

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

Pentagon security agency aims to get background investigations software on track

Industry urges DCSA to accelerate security clearance transformation efforts

Agencies on deadline to enroll security clearance holders in continuous vetting

Happy crappy anniversary

Trusted Workforce and federal background checks initiatives have a reliable home — now what?

DCSA juggling security clearance transformation, agency transition efforts

In rare move, OPM strips broadcasting agency of background investigation and vetting authorities

Senate Democrats want to secure hazard pay for frontline VA health workers

Security clearance processing times are down, continuous evaluation enrollment is up

Anyone on DoD property will need to wear a mask

Updated: OPM eases up fingerprint collection, credentialing standards amid coronavirus concerns

DoD names new permanent director to lead security clearance agency

How can agencies ensure their data is protected when it’s not on their network?

Progress on security clearance backlog is real, but federal contractors still seeking end-to-end solutions

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