Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

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.

Hiring/Retention

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

Inside the IC

Sen. Rubio hammers continued TSP investment in China

Federal Newscast

Lisa Meincke of Arlington Heights prepares herself to receive her first COVID-19 vaccination administered by National Guard personal Erika O'Meara of Scott Air Force base at Triton College, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in River Grove, Ill. This was opening day for the mass vaccinations sponsored by the Cook County Department of Public Health. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)

Pentagon loosens some of its COVID-19 restrictions

Federal Newscast

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Officials considering updates to how security clearance process treats mental health

Intelligence Community

Lead agency for security clearance reform expands ‘continuous vetting’

Inside the IC

Hackers find more than 400 vulnerabilities in DoD’s industrial base companies

Defense

There’s a lot of new you need to know about the security clearance scene

Workforce Rights/Governance

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

Defense News

New vetting guidelines set to advance security clearance reform ideas

Defense

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon security agency looks to expand ‘continuous vetting’ beyond DoD, add more data sources

Defense

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.

Workforce

Industry urges DCSA to accelerate security clearance transformation efforts

Industry and Congress say real progress has been made on the security clearance backlog, but they want to see the Defense Counterintelligence and Security…

Defense

Agencies on deadline to enroll security clearance holders in continuous vetting

Defense Industry

All agencies must enroll their national security populations in an initial set of continuous vetting capabilities by the end of fiscal 2021, defense and intelligence officials have said.