December 2007
Monthly Archive
DNI Announces Development of New Clearance Process
Posted by admin on 31 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Cleared News, Getting/Updating a Clearance, Investigations
In testimony before congress in September the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Mike McConnell, announced that:
We have (in conjunction with DoD) designed a transformed clearance process and developed a plan to assess the validity of this process. The comprehensive reform of the security clearance process remains our ultimate goal in order to deliver high-assurance security clearances, fairly, efficiently, and at the lowest possible cost. The new process will be based upon end-to-end automation, new sources of data, analytical research, and best practices.
Initial indications are that they will have a demonstration project completed by June 2008 with plans and schedules for implementing an improved process by December 2008. Is this the start of a real change in the security clearance process, or more “govspeak”?
Ask Your Clearance Questions – Part 3
Posted by admin on 11 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Getting/Updating a Clearance, Investigations
Since the first two threads we’ve started on obtaining answers to clearance questions have filled up, we are starting a new one. Please post questions here and we will do our best to respond to them.
New School Lesson: How to Get a Security Clearance
Posted by admin on 03 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Cleared News, Getting/Updating a Clearance
An article in last week’s Washington Post reported, “Maryland public schools will soon establish ’security clearance’ educational programs for students as part of the state’s effort to capitalize on new jobs anticipated as part of the Pentagon’s base realignment, school officials say.”
The Maryland officials want their workforce to be able to compete for high-paying jobs that require security clearances. Nancy S. Grasmick, state superintendent of schools, said she wants to establish security clearance education programs in all school systems by the start of the next school year. Grasmick said, “I think it can be infused into components of curriculum that already exist.”
If Maryland is serious about this, shouldn’t they give consideration to Adult Education classes that focus exclusively on helping people avoid the usual detours and roadblocks to getting a security clearance?
