The great disruption of a global pandemic hit every industry – but the national security workforce was largely inoculated from the largest setbacks. Many trends emerging in the cleared workforce today ...

With the new Biden Administration beginning in January, 2021 it is important to look at the issue of who can qualify to hold a position in the new Administration. For several years (e.g. Bush 1, ...

We often are consulted on security clearance matters by federal employees and government contractors in the security clearance process. In many cases, the security clearance application, investigation ...

GAO warns that quality of security reviews remains difficult to measure. What: "Personnel Security Clearances: Full Development and Implementation of Metrics Needed to Measure Quality of Process," a ...

The Defense Department is beginning to see the fruits of efforts to streamline processes for personnel security clearances, including improvements in speed and efficiency of background investigations, ...

Say the words “security clearance” in a conversation with defense contractors, and the vast majority has a tale to tell of long waits and missed opportunities. Those two words have people in ...

In Nov. 2020, Jack Teixeira wrote a letter to the local police chief asking him to reconsider allowing him to own guns. The Dighton, Mass., police had denied the 18-year-old’s two previous requests ...

The federal government has improved the speed and efficiency of its security clearance process, but challenges remain with technology and collaboration, officials said on Tuesday. Agency leaders ...

Americans increasingly feel comfortable seeking mental health care, a beneficial change that should spur U.S. national-security and industry leaders to remove stigmas that have long caused clearance ...

The designers of the updated security clearance process say many obstacles await the new system’s implementation, including uncertain funding. Uncertain funding may be the biggest hurdle to ...

Report highlights opportunities for collaboration between Intelligence Community and private sector; provides insights to develop and implement solutions for retaining and attracting talent RESTON, Va ...