Security Demand

Government Executive June 15, 2003

Requests for background investigations are increasing. Two agencies, the Office of Personnel Management and the Defense Security Service, manage most of those investigations required to grant security clearances. The agencies are preparing to merge their operations.

Requests for background investigations
Fiscal year200020012002
Number of requests990,4581,104,9021,219,876

Sources: OPM and DSS

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