OPM, Leading by Example, Expedites Clearances

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which is responsible for processing the vast majority of security clearances for federal employees, says it is “leading by example” and completing clearance investigations and adjudications for its own employees in record time.

The following is a top-five ranking of agencies in fiscal year 2007, to date, showing the average number of days taken to adjudicate completed background investigations:

National Science Foundation: 15 days; U.S. Office of Personnel Management : 18 days; Department of Commerce: 19 days; General Services Administration: 25 days; (tie) Department of Health and Human Services: 39 days; Department of Education: 39 days

Filed Under: Reform, Adjudication