WASHINGTON (Reuters) – People who seek “secret” security clearances to work at U.S. military installations undergo background checks that are good for a decade and are not re-examined unless ...

Troops with security clearances who have low credit scores or past-due bills could be at greater risk of having those clearances revoked, thanks to a change to the frequency at which background ...

After security leaks from contractor Edward Snowden and the tragic shooting at the Washington Navy Yard illustrated systemic problems with the security clearance background check process ...

It's a step toward tackling a security clearance backlog ... officially making the U.S. military responsible for virtually all security background checks for millions of federal workers, the ...

But some Newark employees have questioned the cost-effectiveness of conducting costly background checks in order to grant a relatively high "secret" level of clearance to mid- and even low-level ...

But if he was such a danger to the public, experts are asking, why did Teixeira get a top-secret ... to young military personnel. "Generally, when conducting a security clearance background ...

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Wednesday officially making the U.S. military responsible for virtually all security background checks for millions of ...