DISA will transfer the "authority, direction, and control" of its National Background Investigation Service to the Defense Security Service.

The plan promotes the use of modern technology to improve service delivery as a central tenet in the 21st century federal government.

Test users say the new eApp is “the most painless experience for a painful form.”

Panelists pointed to continuous evaluation as a key opportunity to get security clearance applicants on the job faster.

A big backlog of background checks and problems with IT security are among the key reasons for the decision, GAO said.

​When the National Background Investigation Bureau — the agency the Obama administration created in the wake of the massive Office of Personnel Management cyber attack — stands…

The Obama administration announced the formation of the National Background Investigations Bureau, transitioning the responsibility of government-wide background checks away from OPM’s Federal Investigative Services.