Teleworking Speeds Clearance Processing

By allowing investigators to work from home, the time necessary to process new security clearances has decreased from one year in 2001 to 37 days now, says Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry.

It reportedly now takes 72 days to process a new Top Secret clearance, though in some cases paperwork for initial TS clearances is incomplete. A Government Accountability Office official says quality security clearance processing can improve reciprocity—that is, one entity’s acceptance of another entity’s clearances.

Filed Under: Reform, Adjudication