IG Says Critical Programs At Risk Because of Security Clearance Inadequacies

By Dan Dupont / April 6, 2000 at 5:00 AM
Critical Pentagon programs are at risk of security compromises because the Defense Department lacks a means of prioritizing investigations of officials who require access to classified information, according to the DOD inspector general. In an April 5 report , the IG contends the lack of a DOD-wide system "to prioritize security clearance requirements" means the department has "no assurance that personnel in mission-critical and high-risk positions will receive timely security clearances, as the DOD has been unable to prevent major...

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