Improving the Efficiency of the Defense Investigative Service Credit Report Acquisition Process
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to help find a more efficient and effective manner for the Defense Investigative Service (DIS) to acquire credit reports. Based upon an analysis of the credit reports that DIS received on a sample of 1,912 people being considered for Department of Defense (DoD) security clearances, it was discovered that 34% of all credit reports purchased by DIs could be eliminated if only one national credit report were purchased per person from the vendor(s) involved. The level of savings could be increased to almost 50% by combining the aforementioned change with a modification proposed for the vendor selection process, doubling the number of credit reports that could be purchased for the same funds. It is anticipated that over the next 4 1/2 years the proposed changes could result in between $600,000 to $5,000,000 in savings depending upon which combination of the proposed approaches is taken and the size of the DIS budget for acquiring credit histories during that period. Keywords: Costs; Contractors; Government employees; Personnel selection; Security clearances; Security; Espionage; Security systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA225239
Entities
People
- Howard W. Timm