GAO details lack of policy around continuous evaluation of cleared workers

By Justin Doubleday / December 7, 2017 at 5:00 AM
The federal government has not set clear policies for using technologies to continuously monitor individuals who hold security clearances, which experts say could call into question the Defense Department's plan to replace a large portion of the background investigation process with continuous evaluation. The office of the director of national intelligence has yet to formalize policy on what continuous evaluation encompasses and how to monitor the program's performance, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Nov. 21 . Continuous...

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