personnel vetting

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

The new goals for positions requiring a security clearance or a public trust determination would drastically cut down the time it takes to onboard individuals.

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FILE - In this April 15, 2019, file photo, a vendor makes change for a marijuana customer at a cannabis marketplace in Los Angeles. Voters in four states could embrace broad legal marijuana sales on Election Day, setting the stage for a watershed year for the industry that could snowball into neighboring states as well as reshape policy on Capitol Hill. The Nov. 3, 2020, contests will take place in markedly different regions of the country, New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota and Montana and approval of the proposals would highlight how public acceptance of cannabis is cutting across geography, demographics and the nation's deep political divide. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Past marijuana use doesn’t rule out federal jobs for applicants, OPM says

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OPM details core values behind coming security clearance reforms with new policy doctrine

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VOA

In rare move, OPM strips broadcasting agency of background investigation and vetting authorities

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Updated: OPM eases up fingerprint collection, credentialing standards amid coronavirus concerns

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