security clearance reform

• New agency likely to own federal security clearance process

  A new agency could take ownership of the federal security clearance process, a former federal counterintelligence official said. The organization, called the National Investigative Service Agency, would also have a new director.

  Defense

  December 11, 2015
• Tester targets tax-delinquent Defense contractors

  Lawmaker asks National Security Director James Clapper to take action against the tax- delinquents and inform them that their potentially harmful financial behaviors put the nation's security at risk.

  Congress

  August 27, 2014
• Leadership, oversight help slash security clearance backlog

  The longstanding delays and backlogs with personnel security clearances were effectively addressed by the Obama administration. Initial investigations now take an average of 44 days to complete compared to 189 days in 2005. Federal News Radio speaks with Evan Lesser, founder and managing director of ClearanceJobs.com as part of the special report, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years.

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  September 19, 2012