Security clearances, cybersecurity, 2020 census remain on GAO’s High-Risk List
The list, which the GAO publishes every two years at the start of a new Congress, puts particular attention on the process for security clearances — an…
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DISA to roll out revamped security clearance application process
Test users say the new eApp is “the most painless experience for a painful form.”
Three ways machine learning can end the security clearance backlog
DataRobot's Erin Hawley gives three ways machine learning can cut down on the security clearance backlog.
Senate panel digs into security clearance backlog, again finding little progress
Panelists pointed to continuous evaluation as a key opportunity to get security clearance applicants on the job faster.
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Commentary: OPM breach leaves threats hidden in plain sight
A 50-year veteran of the U.S. intelligence community, Charles Allen says the data breach at the Office of Personnel Management poses security risks unlike anything he's ever…
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DOD to centralize, automate clearance investigations
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to the way the Pentagon conducts background investigations for more than 2.5 million military, civilian and contractor personnel…
Threat Matrix: Big changes to security clearance process on the horizon
Charles Sowell, former deputy assistant director of special security at ODNI. (Photo: Salient Federal Solutions) Threat Matrix brings you weekly insight into the latest news and trends…
Changes to security clearance process on the horizon
The mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in September and the unprecedented leak of classified information from the National Security Agency by a contractor led the…