Security clearance timelines can stall hiring pipelines for six to 12 months before a candidate ever starts work.

A new study fielded by Leidos has found stigmas, misinformation and misunderstandings around mental health issues persist across the intelligence community and in the security clearance process. Those ...

When it comes to security clearances, the federal government has reached a crossroads. High priority positions in areas like cybersecurity and defense are going unfilled as the security clearance ...

The government’s process of conducting background checks and issuing security clearances is being added a to a congressional watchdog’s list of high-risk programs in need of major reform. The ...

The Trump administration is denying congressional Democrats access to information regarding the background check and security clearance process for White House staff, in the latest step to push back ...

An FBI whistleblower is alleging that the bureau improperly suspended security clearance for agents with "conservative views." Fox News obtained a complaint sent last week to the Department of Justice ...

We often are consulted on security clearance matters by federal employees and government contractors in the security clearance process. In many cases, the security clearance application, investigation ...

Leaders of the American intelligence agencies sounded a series of alarms at a Senate Intelligence hearing on Tuesday about Russian election meddling and breakdowns in the White House security ...