Senators Call Clearance Reform Report "Skimpy"

At a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing last week, Senators said the eagerly anticipated, nine-page report to the President on security clearance reform, though appreciated, was nonetheless “skimpy.”

Sen. Daniel Akaka, subcommittee chairman, said the Federal government needs a security clearance process for the 21st Century, one that fully utilized electronic collection and transfer of information.

Testifying at the hearing were representatives of the primary organizations participating in security clearance reform efforts. What they had to say is available on the subcommittee’s website.

A news reporter’s summary of the hearing is available here.

Sen. Akaka’s opening statement can be read here.

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