clearance process
OPM Ready to Handle Influx of Clearance Investigations
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is ready to handle clearance investigations for the Obama administration’s approximately 6,000 to 7,000 new politically appointed officials. Kathy Dillaman, Associate Director of OPM’s Federal Investigative Services Division was reported as saying, “Piece of cake. . . .The influx of Obama staffers will be
JSSRT Issues Clearance Reform Update
A GovExec.com article on the 17 Dec 08 Joint Security and Suitability Reform Team (JSSRT) report reviewed the progress made toward improving the clearance system and reducing turnaround time. Although most of the changes to the system are scheduled to be implemented during 2009; full implementation will not be achieved
New GAO Report on Security Clearance Processing
In a report dated December 19, 2008 the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provided a preliminary assessment of the timeliness and quality of the Department of Defense‘s (DoD) personnel security clearance program. GAO found that in fiscal year 2008 the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) completed 80% of all initial clearance
Getting A Job Offer With An Inactive Clearance
via Randall Scasny, Director of MilitaryJobHunts.com Changes in the economy and job market often times compel many people to reassess their careers and search for employment in industries other than they are presently employed in. I see this happening a lot with my customers who had been in the military