OMB POLICY STATEMENTS
OMB Releases A Plan For Expediting Security Clearances
The Office of Management and Budget has submitted to President Bush a proposal to expedite hiring and security clearances for individuals and contractors to work for the government.

The proposal is more a broad outline for security clearance reform than a detailed plan. Key elements in the proposed reforms include:Collecting and validating more relevant information at the beginning of the clearance process, to be done electronically when possible; using automation to make the process faster, reduce manual work; and focusing field investigative work to collect and validate targeted information.

The report also defines an executive branch governance structure intended to drive the reform process this year and make sure it’s well under way before the next administration takes office in January.

A joint reform team comprising OMB, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Defense Department, Office of Personnel Management and Office of the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs collaborated on the plan