National Background Investigation Services

NBIS delays, funding challenges cramp DHS progress on personnel vetting reform

DHS is trying to adopt more streamline personnel vetting and security clearance processes, but its progress depends on IT systems run by other agencies.

Agency Oversight

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DCSA, backgound investigation, ITA, security clearance

Troubled background investigation system still under review at Pentagon

IT Modernization

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DCSA has a new roadmap for delayed background investigation IT system

Defense News

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An employee swipes their personal identity verification (PIV) card

Exclusive

New DCSA director sees a data-driven future for security clearances and more

Defense News

DCSA cuts background investigation rates again

Defense News

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

Inside the IC

New clearance ideas aim to make national security workforce more mobile, diverse

Inside the IC

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

Defense News

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

Defense

National Background Investigation Services

Pentagon security agency aims to get background investigations software on track

Workforce

Industry urges DCSA to accelerate security clearance transformation efforts

Defense

DCSA juggling security clearance transformation, agency transition efforts

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is a little more than a year old, and it’s still adding more mission areas. It recently acquired the…

Defense News

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Top 10 Reporter’s Notebooks of 2019

DISA, GSA and industry issues dominated the 10 most read Reporter’s Notebook stories in 2019. The common theme across many of the stories is how agencies…

Reporter's Notebook

Postal Service could stand to lose a few square feet

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Postal Service’s inspector general said USPS has more than a million square feet in excess real estate.