Federal Watchdog Calls On U.S. To Fix 'High Risk' Security Clearance Process
The Government Accountability Office has added the U.S. security clearance process to its High Risk List of federal areas that need work. It cited a backlog of 700,000 cases last fall.
Citing quality concerns and a large backlog of cases, the Government Accountability Office has added the U.S. government's security clearance process to its High Risk List of federal areas that need reform or broad improvement to prevent "waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement."
The federal agency announced the change on Thursday., Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro said that a better clearance process "is essential to minimize the risks of unauthorized disclosures of classified information and to help ensure that information about individuals with criminal histories or other questionable behavior is identified and assessed."
