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Transfer Of National Background Vetting Service To DoD Complete

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 1st, 2019

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Transfer Of National Background Vetting Service To DoD Complete

Charles Phalen, acting director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. Photo: DoD

The transfer of the federal civilian government’s background vetting service from the Office of Personnel Management to the Defense Department has been completed in line with congressional and presidential directives, DoD said on Monday. The transfer of the National Background Investigations Bureau to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DSCA) is meant to create efficiencies and help the government overcome a long-standing and enormous backload in vetting federal employees and contractors. The transfer was directed in the fiscal year 2018…

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