National Background Investigations Bureau
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The administration also proposes moving OPM's current retirement services and health care and insurance offices to the General Services Administration, which would be renamed the "Government Services Agency."
June 21, 2018 -
The Trump administration may move several functions, including federal employee health and retirement benefits programs, from the Office of Personnel Management to other agencies.
June 19, 2018 -
The Air Force is using interview hubs and other tactics to cut back on security clearance wait times.
April 19, 2018 -
The Trump administration is also considering a move of another Office of Personnel Management program, HR Solutions. Multiple sources say the administration wants to move HR Solutions to the General Services Administration.
April 09, 2018 -
Stakeholders working in the security clearance community say they're seeking clear, consistent leadership to drive major changes to the governmentwide process.
March 07, 2018 -
As the Defense Department begins preparations in 2018 to process nearly 80 percent of all federal security clearances, the Government Accountability Office paints a messy picture of the governmentwide effort to improve quality and timeliness for background investigations.
December 28, 2017 -
In part 2 of his commentary, Tom McMurtrie, a research fellow with the Army’s Training with Industry Program, details the challenges with implementing new approaches.
December 28, 2017 How bad is the security clearance backlog and what can be done to improve it? Find out when Evan Lesser, founder and president of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access. December 29, 2017
December 27, 2017-
In part two of a two-part special report, "Is splitting the security clearance process destined for failure?" Federal News Radio explains how a series of poor decisions and mismanagement led to today's investigative backlog.
November 15, 2017 -
In a special report, "Is splitting the security clearance process destined for failure?" Federal News Radio explores how a small provision in the 2018 defense authorization bill could have major repercussions on the background investigations backlog and could put the future of the National Background Investigations Bureau in question.
November 14, 2017 -
Jeff Pon, nominee for director of OPM, said he'll focus on helping agencies get the "right people in the right places at the right time."
October 18, 2017 -
The Defense Department is strongly urging lawmakers to give it the authority to resume responsibility for its own security clearance process. Lawmakers, however, are skeptical.
October 12, 2017 -
The Defense Department has been exploring how it might transfer security clearances for DoD personnel from the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) to the Defense Security Services (DSS).
October 11, 2017 -
Dave DeVries retired after 35 years in government including the last year as the chief information officer at OPM.
September 08, 2017 What can be done to improve and speed up the process for granting security clearances to federal workers and contractors? Find out when Evan Lesser, president of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access. September 15, 2017
August 23, 2017