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DOD Personnel: Weaknesses in Security Investigation Program Are Being Addressed

T-NSIAD-00-148 Published: Apr 06, 2000. Publicly Released: Apr 06, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Defense Security Service's (DSS) personnel security investigation program, focusing on: (1) how decisions to grant or deny security clearances to Department of Defense (DOD) employees and contractors are made; (2) key findings from GAO's October 1999 report; and (3) DOD's actions on GAO's recommendations.

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Classified defense informationContractor personnelFederal employeesInternal controlsManagement information systemsPerformance measuresSecurity clearancesSecurity investigationsStrategic planningBackground investigations