Contractor Expands Role in DHS Clearance Investigations

In October, the security firm Kroll announced it won a contract to expand its role in conducting security clearance investigations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Kroll already performs such a function for DHS’s Transportation Security Agency, where clearance processing is facing long delays, Customs and Border Protection, and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Kroll’s exact role in security clearance processing was not specified. Outsourcing clearance investigations is part of efforts to expedite the clearance process. Other contractors have won similar DHS work.

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