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Joint insider threat office among Pentagon’s solutions to Discord leaks

The Pentagon is taking steps to tighten access to classified info and share more information about security clearance holders across the department in…

Defense News

Congress, Biden administration continue push to reduce security clearance timeline

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Security clearance holders, be on the lookout for latest phishing attempt

Federal Newscast

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‘This would be wild’: Officials lay out ambitious goals for federal employee vetting

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DCSA cuts background investigation rates again

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

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

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

Hackers spent a year probing companies’ networks for weaknesses.

Defense

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

Security clearances, how to get them what you can do with them is an ever-changing topic. And the last couple of years have brought quite a few changes,…

Workforce Rights/Governance

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

Defense News

After digging out of a massive backlog of background investigations, agencies are walking a tightrope to modernize a decades-old process.