Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fabricating background checks can lead to national security nightmares, according to experts. A federal contractor has now ...

Who gets to hold a security clearance? And more importantly, what happens to that eligibility when someone steps out of federal service? Security clearances are the gatekeepers of the nation’s secrets ...

The Defense Security Service is preparing to take over all background investigations for civilian and defense agencies and doesn’t want to inherit stale and potentially broken processes, officials ...

Executive branch agencies still need to implement key reforms to speed up the security clearance process, according to a GAO report. GAO found that while ODNI, NBIB and other agencies have introduced ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — For the military, obtaining and maintaining a security clearance is essential for accessing classified information and fulfilling roles related to national security. However, ...

A federal contractor tasked with performing background checks on Department of Defense employees seeking high-level security clearances copped to submitting reams of bogus reports when she claimed to ...