Trusted Workforce 2.0
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The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency will name a new permanent director after months of acting leadership.
March 16, 2020 -
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence will release a new counterintelligence strategy next Monday that takes a long-term approach to nation-state threats.
February 05, 2020 -
Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) has asked the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Office of Personnel Management to accelerate a planned initiative designed to overhaul the security clearance system.
January 07, 2020 -
Agencies have a specific goal now from Congress to move security clearance holders from periodic reinvestigations to continuous vetting programs. The goal is just one of several provisions aimed at modernizing the security clearance process that lawmakers included in the 2020 defense policy bill.
December 12, 2019 -
The president is expected to sign a new national security presidential memorandum that will begin a series of modernization efforts of the governmentwide suitability, credentialing and security clearance system.
November 19, 2019 -
With the initial transfer of the National Background Investigations Bureau to the Pentagon complete, defense officials say they can turn their attention toward both modernizing the security clearance process and better protecting critical IT systems among cleared industry providers.
October 02, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Trump administration reveals more specifics about its proposed 2.6% raise for civilian employees.
September 09, 2019 -
The defense and intelligence communities are pivoting from the term "continuous evaluation" to a concept of "continuous vetting," which the Defense Department and Office of the Director of National Intelligence said will shift the way they monitor and establish trust with federal employees and contractors.
September 06, 2019 -
As preparations continue to move the security clearance program from the Office of Personnel Management to the Pentagon, employees of the National Background Investigations Bureau have received offers to move with it.
July 29, 2019 -
New policies aren't official yet, but defense and intelligence officials say they're designing the newly renamed Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency that's positioned for a more modern era.
July 19, 2019 -
Leadership within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Office of Personnel Management have agreed to a broad framework that's designed to reimagine the entire suitability, credentialing and security clearance process. New policies will be rolled out over the course of 2019.
February 28, 2019 -
As part of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative, intelligence and industry communities are preparing to deliver their plan to reimagine the security clearance to Congress by the end of the year.
August 07, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel updates its its guidance regarding when federal employees' use of social media violates the Hatch Act.
March 08, 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