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OPM also wants to update several vetting factors to make it harder for domestic extremists to find employment in the government.
The introduction of “e-App” is a key development in an NBIS software project that’s considered the cornerstone of federal personnel vetting reforms.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is criticized for its lack of transparency, and the Pentagon releases its first-ever social-media policy for official accounts.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service expects to raise mail prices in January 2023.
Officials considering updates to how security clearance process treats mental health
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is taking the lead on security clearance reform and expanding its new system of automated record checks.
Hackers spent a year probing companies' networks for weaknesses.
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, especially since the machinery moved from the Office of Personnel Management to the Defense Department.
After digging out of a massive backlog of background investigations, agencies are walking a tightrope to modernize a decades-old process.
The Biden administration is carrying the "Trusted Workforce 2.0" vetting reform effort forward.
All DoD clearance holders are now enrolled in "continuous vetting, with the program now expanding to other agencies and looking to pull from more data sources.
Officials are trying to right the ship on the National Background Investigation Services program.
Industry and Congress say real progress has been made on the security clearance backlog, but they want to see the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency and other departments move with more speed to transform an outdated process.
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.