Clearances
National security needs ‘whole people,’ not perfect people
COMMENTARY | The whole person concept is one of the most critical elements of the security clearance process, and one of the most vitally important ones to improving communication around mental health and wellness, writes one observer.
Study: Mental health stigmas persist throughout the security clearance process
A new report from Leidos finds that mental health perceptions hurt pipelines of talent into the intelligence community.
Cannabis users could become feds under bipartisan House bill
The legislation also would allow federal job applicants who were previously denied positions or security clearances over marijuana usage dating back to 2008 to have those decisions reviewed under the newly proposed policy.
Leading the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency may be a job no one wants – but it’s an important one
COMMENTARY | “It’s vitally important that the Defense Department onboard the right person for the job, to continue to keep the workforce stabilized and growing,” writes one observer.
The Cure for What Ails the Government’s Security Clearance Process: Automation
Most, if not all, of the manual steps traditionally done by federal employees or contractors can now be done by modern technologies, writes one expert.
Congress Doesn’t Know How to Count the Number of National Security Professionals and That’s a Problem
Instead of addressing data security or IT policies around protecting classified information, Congress goes after numbers.
Some Officers Are Still Tracking Security Clearance Holders the Old-Fashioned Way: With Paper
ClearanceJobs raises concerns that not all facilities have electronic systems.
The Feds are Getting More Accurate Processing Timelines for Clearances
Lindy Kyzer joins the podcast to discuss the new status quo in the clearance process.
Background Investigation IT Systems Software Will Now Be Bought Through One Business
Software asset management and purchases for the IT system underpinning security clearance background investigations will be consolidated under a single commercial contractor.
Say Good-bye to the Security Clearance Status Quo
New reporting benchmarks and aggressive clearance processing timelines are some of the reforms underway.
There Are Ways to Improve the System of Classifying Documents
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss the different ways that Congress and the National Archives are tackling problems like overclassification.
National Security Pay Increases in New Survey
Lindy Kyzer joins the podcast to discuss compensation and security clearances.
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