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Feds May Ask Contractor Firms to Pay for Security Background Checks

Roseanne Gerin writes on GCN.com:

The federal government may ask contractors to help pay for processing security clearance applications for their workers, industry sources said following the Defense Department’s recent decision to temporarily stop processing clearances for contractors.

The Defense Security Service announced Friday that it decided to halt the issuance of contractor clearances due to a lack of funding and the high volume of applications. The agency provides security support services to the Defense Department, federal government defense contractors and other authorized parties. In early April, it posted a notice on its Web site that it would no longer process expedited security clearance applications.

posted by Fergie @ 5/03/2006 11:09:00 AM