Larry Hanauer

Industry says the President’s recent security clearance transfer brings promise for long-awaited modernization to the entire personnel vetting process.

The Defense Department is planning to merge the National Background Investigations Bureau, Defense Security Service and other entities within the Pentagon to form one, new security clearance entity.

INSA praises new plans of action from DoD and the White House that could help send a clear message to potential attackers that cyberthreats will be deterred in real-time.

Experts say until the government moves to a continuous evaluation program of employees and contractors with clearances, threats from employees will continue to grow.