Security Clearance

The Defense Department has taken several initiatives to control clearances after a mass shooting by a contract employee.

Congressman Stephen F. Lynch introduced comprehensive legislation to reform the security clearance process.

It's important to know that most security clearance applications are cleared, but some applicants get rejected.

The panel recommends that the Defense Department replace the underlying premise behind installation and personnel security.

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana) released this statement after the Office of Management and Budget released its review of the...

The facility that processes background investigations for security clearances now costs more than $1 billion annually.

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill pledged to continue her push to strengthen security clearance background checks.

Here are a few examples of security clearance applicants who didn't quite make it, who did and the reasons why.

CID agents are sworn federal officers, responsible for investigating felony-level crime where there is an Army nexus.

The head of the agency's Criminal Investigations Division speaks about the evolution of USSS global cybercrime fighting...