Workforce
When Your Work Is Classified, ‘Work From Home’ Doesn’t Work
That’s just the start of the problems for defense employees, contract workers, and their bosses who are trying to take coronavirus precautions.
Management
Periodic Reinvestigations Are Out, Continuous Vetting Is In for Security Clearance Holders
The shift is part of an effort to identify potential security risks as they occur.
Management
The Holiday Gifts That Could Get Feds In Trouble
Think twice about genetic testing kits and products derived from the cannabis plant.
Tech
The Pentagon Has Officially Taken Over the Security Clearance Process
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is now responsible for conducting 95% of the government’s background investigations.
Management
OPM Cuts Security Clearance Backlog in Half, But Processing Delays Spell Trouble for Pentagon
The National Background Investigations Bureau is barreling through the backlog of clearance applications as the Defense Department prepares to take over the function in October.
Defense
Senate Clears $750 Billion Defense Policy Bill That Reforms the Security Clearance Process
Authorization act also contains 3.1% military pay hike and streamlines acquisition processes.
Defense
Security Clearance Backlog Drops By Nearly 40%
Attention is shifting to processing times and rolling out continuous evaluation to the entire clearance population.
Defense
State Department Official Pleads Guilty to Passing Documents to China
Holder of top secret clearance also lied to investigators in conspiracy probe.
Management
What You Need to Know Before Taking a Polygraph
Eliminate the stress from this security clearance screening test.
Management