DOD Personnel: Inadequate Personnel Security Investigations Pose National Security Risks.
Abstract
Safeguarding sensitive national security information is one of the most important responsibilities entrusted to public servants. Therefore, it is critical that only those individuals who have passed the scrutiny of rigorous background investigations be granted security clearances. Unfortunately, our evaluation of Defense Security Service personnel security investigations revealed serious lapses in the thoroughness and timeliness of the investigations, raising questions about the risks such lapses pose to national security.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 16, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA373512
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office