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

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Biden proposes 2% federal pay raise in 2025 budget request

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Inside the IC

Goodbye SF-86? OMB approves new 'Personnel Vetting Questionnaire'

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Defense News

IG finds former DCSA director sexually harassed employee, misused his position

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Intelligence Community

Lawmakers find room for classification reforms in compromise NDAA

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Defense News

Why some security clearance cases are taking longer in recent months

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Federal Report

Continuous vetting for everyone by when?

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Defense News

Spy agency leaders aim to change workforce perceptions about well-being, mental health

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Inside the IC

Report pushes agencies to focus on 'candidate experience' during security clearance process

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Joint insider threat office among Pentagon’s solutions to Discord leaks

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Congress, Biden administration continue push to reduce security clearance timeline

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Intelligence Community

Report: Young people may ‘weed themselves out’ of NatSec career due to drug policy haze

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Hiring/Retention

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

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Defense News

DCSA cuts background investigation rates again

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Hiring/Retention

OPM looks to update screening processes, standards for federal employment

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Intelligence Community

Lawmakers push intelligence community to speed up hiring timelines