Personnel Security: Efforts by DOD and DOE to Eliminate Duplicative Background Investigations

Abstract

At the Committee's request, we reviewed compliance by the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Energy (DOE) with language in the 1991 National Defense Authorization Act requiring the two agencies to avoid duplicative background investigations on employees seeking security clearances. DOD, DOE, and other agencies have developed their own requirements for conducting background investigations and granting security clearances. As a result, clearances are not routinely accepted among agencies, and duplicative investigations may occur. DOD and DOE are major users of background investigations, together budgeting almost $200 million in fiscal year 1991 for background investigations of their employees.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1993
Accession Number
AD1169135

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  • Dave Brack
  • Doris E. Cannon
  • J. D. Peach
  • Jim Wells
  • Thomas Noone
  • William F. Fenzel

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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