PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCES. An Outcome-Focused Strategy and Comprehensive Reporting of Timeliness and Quality Would Provide Greater Visibility over the Clearance Process

Abstract

Personnel security clearances are used to verify that national security information-which in some cases could cause exceptionally grave damage to U.S. national defense or foreign relations if disclosed-is entrusted only to individuals who have proven reliability and loyalty to the nation. Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the nation's defense and intelligence needs grew, prompting increased demand for personnel with security clearances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA507897

Entities

People

  • Brenda S. Farrell

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Clearances
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Foreign Relations
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • President (United States)
  • Public Administration
  • Security
  • United States Government

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