The number of people with security clearances is unmanageably huge. About 4.9 million people, including employees of private contractors, like Snowden, hold some level of security clearance, and the numbers are growing. Last year, OPM did 50% more top-secret investigations and reviews than in 2005. To cope with the overload, OPM outsources three of every four investigations to private firms. The biggest contractor, USIS, which handled the Snowden and Alexis checks, is itself under investigation for allegedly failing to adequately conduct background investigations.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 19:38:58 +0000
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