DOD PERSONNEL: More Accurate Estimate of Overdue Security Clearance Reinvestigations Is Needed

Abstract

We are pleased to be here today to discuss our recent evaluation of the Department of Defense's (DOD) backlog of overdue personnel security reinvestigations. This evaluation was conducted at the request of the Subcommittee Chairman, who was concerned about the size of the backlog. In January 2000, DOD estimated that the backlog had grown to over 505,000, or about one out of every five individuals with a security clearance. However, DOD has also reported that it does not know the actual backlog size because existing personnel security databases cannot provide an accurate count of overdue reinvestigations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 20, 2000
Accession Number
ADA381909

Entities

People

  • Carol R. Schuster

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Contractors
  • Counting Methods
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Electronic Mail
  • International Relations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Reliability
  • Sampling
  • Security
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Sampling

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