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DOD: "security clearances do not 'expire'".
The Defense Department has ordered its personnel to continue recognizing contractors' security clearances even if they are overdue for renewal. The Defense Department has ordered its personnel to continue recognizing contractors' security clearances even if they are overdue for renewal.
Tags: security, security clearance, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 2006-08-11
More than one-fourth of applications for security clearances ask for "Top Secret," up from just about one out of six in 1995, according to the Government Accountability Office.(Washington Insider)(Report)(Brief article)
More than one-fourth of applications for security clearances ask for "Top Secret," up from just about one out of six in 1995, according to the Government Accountability Office. More than one-fourth of applications for security clearances ask for "Top Secret," up from just about...
Tags: Government Accountability Office, security, security clearance
Research articles 2007-12-21
8(a) set-aside .(Procurement Watch)
The Coast Guard's Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic in Norfolk, VA, plans a solicitation for engineering and technical support services. This is an 8a set-aside. The NAICS code is 541330. This is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity The Coast Guard's Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic ...
Tags: procurement, Security clearance, United States Coast Guard
Research articles 2006-01-27
Security Clearances: FBI Has Enhanced Its Process for State and Local Law Enforcement Officials
This report provides information on the FBI's process for granting security clearances to state and local law enforcement officials, the extent to which the FBI has met its time frame goals for processing security clearance applications for state and local law enforcement officials and factors that could affect the timely...
Tags: FBI, Security Clearance, Law Enforcement Official, Federal Government, Security, Government
White papers 2004-04-01

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SLDN Calls on Bush Administration to Keep its Pledge of Non- Discrimination in Security Clearance Procedures
WASHINGTON, March 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- White House spokesman Scott McClellan on Wednesday promised there has been no change in the federal government's pledge to protect security clearance applicants from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientationWASHINGTON, March 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- White House spokesman Scott McClellan on Wednesday promised...
Tags: Bush Administration, discrimination, pledge, security, White House
Research articles 2006-03-16
U.S. Strips Ambassador Indyk of Security Clearance.
By IsraelWire and Arutz-7 The United States Department of State announced it has suspended the security clearance of its ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk. The explanation for the move is the current investigation against the ambassador for alleged security violations. The Washington Post reported...
Tags: ambassador, Government, Israel, SECURITY, U.S. Department of State
Research articles 2000-09-25
President pushes security clearance reform.(George Bush)
President Bush has ordered agencies to "produce a comprehensive reform proposal" for the security clearance process by April 30. The president issued the directive in a Feb. 5 memorandum to agency heads. While administration officials said they are making progress in...
Tags: agency, clearance, directive, MARKETING, president, security, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 2008-02-22
C&W gets provisional security clearance to launch NLD and ILD services.(BUSINESS)
UK-based communications giant Cable & Wireless (C&W) has obtained security clearance from India's Department of Telecommunications DoT to deliver NLD (national long-distance) and ILD (international long-distance) services in India. The firm intends to commence its operations by this year's end. This clearance enables...
Tags: Cable & Wireless Plc.
Research articles 2008-09-01
LexisNexis Special Services Co-sponsors Seminar on Government Security Clearance Reform
Proven Screening Solutions Support Government Goal to Transform Security Clearance System
Tags: LexisNexis
Research articles 2008-05-07
Key Player in Effort to Link Saddam, Al Qaida Loses Security Clearance.
By Warren P. Strobel, Knight Ridder Washington Bureau Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 2--WASHINGTON -- A veteran Pentagon employee who was a key player in the effort to find links between Ira...i leader Saddam Hussein and al Qaida has been stripped of...
Tags: businessman, clearance, Pentagon, security, U.S.
Research articles 2003-08-02
A coalition of contractor groups has endorsed proposed legislation that would change the way the Homeland Security Department grants security clearances.(Washington Insider)
The industry organization, the Security Clearance Reform Coalition, said DHS has a history of refusing to recognize clearances granted by other agencies. A provision in the Homeland Security Authorization Act, H.R. 5814, would consolidate the personn The industry organization, the Security Clearance Reform Coalition, said...
Tags: clearance, security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Research articles 2006-08-11
TWIC Implementation May Be Delayed Due to Security 'Vulnerabilities,' DHS Says
The Department of Homeland Security said the program that would require port transportation workers to register for security clearance has "significant vuluerabilities" and could be delaved if the problems are not corrected.The Department of Homeland Security said the program that would require port transportation workers to register for security clearance...
Tags: security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Research articles 2006-08-14
One-year wait for top secret clearance: GAO.(Government Accountability Office)
Industry personnel waited more than a year, on average, for a top secret security clearance, the Government Accountability Office reported. Industry personnel waited more than a year, on average, for a top secret security clearance, the Government Accountability Office reported.
Tags: General Accounting Office, Government Accountability Office
Research articles 2006-11-10
Security clearance program "in trouble:" GAO.(clearance)
A top Government Accountability Office investigator says there will be no quick fix for the huge backlog of applications for security clearances. A top Government Accountability Office investigator says there will be no quick fix for the huge backlog of applications for security ...
Tags: General Accounting Office, security
Research articles 2005-07-08
Groton, Conn., Shipyard Workers Face Security-Clearance Backlog.
By Robert A. Hamilton, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 13--GROTON, Conn.--Electric Boat officials and U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons, R-2nd District, said they were hopeful the visit by a top Pentagon official to the shipyard on Thursday will...
Tags: backlog, clearance, Connecticut, Pentagon, SECURITY
Research articles 2001-04-13
Clearance Question on Mental Health Changed
The Defense Department will change a question on its long-standing security clearance form referencing an applicant's mental health history because officials believe it is needlessly preventing some people from seeking counseling. The Standard Form 86, Questionnaire for National Security Positions, asks the applicant to acknowledge mental health care in the...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 2008-05-01
GAO Scrutinizing Clearance Reform Plan
The U.S. government's watchdog agency will be keeping a close eye on activity surrounding the security and Suitability Process Reform plan. After all, the Government Accountability Office GAO has been examining the personnel security clearance processes for more than three decades, so it has seen a lot of plans come...
Tags: General Accounting Office, Government Accountability Office, SECURITY, subcommittee
Research articles 2008-08-01
New personnel security forms.
After identifying a need for personnel security forms that can be used by industry, military, and Department of Defense DoD agencies alike, new questionnaires have been developed. The new forms are the result of a combined effort by all DoD components and are intended to facilitate...
Tags: clearance, MARKETING, SECURITY, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 1990-07-01
Maritime information loop clogged by security clearance snafu, GAO finds.(Government Accoutability Office)
Information sharing barriers are not the exclusive problem of fire, police, and EMT responders, the Government Accountability Office has found. Nonfederal port security officials are also struggling to get in the information loop due to holdups in the process for granting them security clearances, according to...
Tags: General Accounting Office, Guard, SECURITY
Research articles 2005-06-07
OPM Consolidates Bulk of Federal Security Clearance Process with Transfer of Over 1,800 employees from Defense Department
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ - The U.S. Office of Personnel Management OPM and Department of Defense DoD announced today the transfer of over 1,800 personnel security investigation staff from DoD to OPM. This move will consolidate the vast majoWASHINGTON, Nov. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ - The U.S. Office of Personnel...
Tags: security, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 2004-11-22
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