We blinked, and the first half of the year is behind us, which means it’s time for an update on the state of the security clearance process in 2024. ClearanceJobs’ latest report explores Trusted Workforce 2.0 updates, Congressional scrutiny over National Background Investigation Services (NBIS), and looks toward the future.
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A Win for Continuous Vetting, A Bummer for Rollouts
Trusted Workforce 2.0 is at an inflection point. The government’s security clearance reform process moved from strategy to execution this year when the full security-cleared population became enrolled in Continuous Vetting (CV). In just a matter of years, the government shifted from episodic and self-reported information to a model of continuously vetting individuals for eligibility.
While CV is enabled, it won’t be fully operational until NBIS implementation moves forward.
Security Clearances on The Hill
When the President directed DoD to modernize IT systems supporting the background investigation process in 2016, rollout was projected for 2019. Five years later and we’re still waiting on NBIS. In June, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability heard testimony from government leaders and watchdogs, and vowed it would keep its eyes on the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency until the technology problems were truly solved.
Hope Looms on the Horizon
With policy finalized and new personnel in place, this coming year could prove pivotal in moving progress and reform forward, which is a big win for national security. At its core, Trusted Workforce 2.0 is an effort to get trusted people in their mission-critical roles faster.
The new process changes the philosophy of personnel vetting by treating trusted insiders differently from outsiders. CV allows the government to direct personnel into different lanes based on vetting scenarios and system alerts. According to Matt Eanes, director of the Performance Accountability Council Program Management Office, speeding up the process by 5 days gives 2 million days back to the mission, and improving the process by 40 days, returns 16 million days, or about 44,000 years back to serving our mission.
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