Report Tile

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Report Tile
Personnel Security Clearance Investigations
UNITED STATES OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
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Federal Investigative Services Division

• Current Workloads
• Performance
• Backlog Elimination
• Current Initiatives

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Agency Performance Standards and Monthly Data
Data for SF 86 initial security clearance cases
only
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Agency Use of e-QIP
SF 86 cases only
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Investigations Processing Timeliness
for All Agencies
In Fiscal Year 2007, OPM received 586,569 initial
security clearance investigations. Of these, 80
of the initial security clearance investigations
were completed in an average of 67 days (92 days
for Top Secret and 63 days for Secret/Confidential
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End-to-End Timeliness for All Agencies
End-to-End timeliness measures from the date the
applicant signed the security questionnaire to
the completed adjudication date for cases
received on or after October 1, 2006
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End-to-End Timeliness for Industry
End-to-End timeliness measures from the date the
applicant signed the security questionnaire to
the completed adjudication date for cases
received on or after October 1, 2006
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Backlog Elimination National Security SSBIs
FY 2006 FY 2007
FY 2008
Avg. closed 3086 (29) per month more than
received during FY 2008
Avg. closed 2009 (22) per month more than
received during FY 2007
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Backlog Elimination NACLCs and ANACIs
FY 2006 FY 2007
FY 2008
Avg. closed 5582 (11) per month more than
received during FY 2008
Avg. closed 7837 (15) per month more than
received during FY 2007
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Backlog Elimination SSBI-PRs Full Scope and
Phased
FY 2006 FY 2007
FY 2008
Avg. closed 803 (10) per month more than
received during FY 2008
Avg. closed 2623 (25) per month more than
received during FY 2007
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Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
of 2004

• The selected investigative agency is to develop a
  plan to reduce the length of time required for
  the personnel security clearance process
• 80 of all security clearance determinations
  complete within
• average of 120 days
• - 90 days for investigative phase
• - 30 days for adjudicative phase
• 90 of all security clearance determinations
  complete within
• average of 60 days, by December 2009
• - 40 days for investigative phase
• - 20 days for adjudicative phase

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International Coverage

• In 2007, 360 field agents were detailed overseas
  and closed more than 24,000 international leads
• Beginning January 11, 2008, 78 field agents were
  sent to various locations around the world as
  part of OPMs largest deployment

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Electronic Agency Delivery

• Over 147,000 completed files sent electronically
  to Army for adjudication action
• Over 6,500 files sent electronically to the
  Department of Transportation
• 17 other agencies have expressed interest

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Centralized Law Checks

• Conducting NLETS or statewide law checks in nine
  states (AL, HI, MD, MS, NY, SC, TX, UT, and VA)
  representing 20 (730,000) of FISDs annual law
  checks
• Recently approved transfer of seven additional
  states to NLETS or centralized processing (AZ,
  GA, LA, MI, NC, OK, and PA)
• With added states, almost 41 (1,453,000) of law
  checks will be done through NLETS or centralized
  processing

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Integrated Reform Initiatives

• Partnering with the Department of Defense (DOD)
  and Office of the Director for National
  Intelligence (ODNI) to reform the security
  clearance process
• Issuing guidance and proposals to streamline and
  optimize the current process
• Position designation system
• Decision making tool
• Reciprocity of suitability determinations
• Tiered investigation model

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FY08 Goals

• By September 2008, 90 of initial security
  clearance investigations will be completed within
  an average of 65 days (vs. 80 in 67 days now)
• By September 2008, 90 of Top Secret
  reinvestigations completed within an average of
  150 days

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Contact Information

• U.S. Office of Personnel Management
• Federal Investigative Services Division
• 1137 Branchton Road
• PO Box 618
• Boyers, PA 16018-0618
• [phone]
• www.opm.gov/extra/investigate