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This Cross Agency Priority (CAP) Goal has achieved significant gains and is being institutionalized across the federal government. You can read more about this categorization here and can continue to find modified quarterly progress updates on this page.
Security Clearance, Suitability, and Credentialing Reform
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Download the latest Action Plan and Progress Update
DownloadGoal Leader:
John Ratcliffe
Director of National Intelligence, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Goal Leader:
Ezra A. Cohen
Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security, Department of Defense
Goal Leader:
Michael Rigas
Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management and Acting Deputy Director of Management, Office of Management and Budget
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❝Now is the time for transformational change in how we vet our workforce. We are committed to reducing the investigation inventory and fundamentally overhauling the process.❞
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A Federal workforce entrusted to protect Government information and property and to promote a safe and secure work environment, sustained by an enhanced risk management approach. Supported by: Improved early detection enabled by an informed, aware, and responsible Federal workforce; quality decisions enabled by improved investigative and adjudicative capabilities; optimized government-wide capabilities through enterprise approaches; and strong partnership with Insider Threat Programs to strengthen the identification, deterrence, and mitigation of problems before they negatively impact the workforce or national security.
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The Government’s existing framework for establishing trust in the Federal civilian, military, and contracted workforce has struggled to onboard needed personnel efficiently and effectively, and to determine whether those workers can be consistently trusted to perform their duties and not to cause harm to people, property, systems, and information.
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A Federal workforce that reliably protects Federal Government people, property, systems, and information through an enhanced risk management framework, which features: Improved early detection, enabled by an informed, aware, and responsible Federal workforce; Quality decisions, enabled by improved investigative and adjudicative capabilities; Optimized government-wide capabilities through enterprise approaches; and Strong partnership with Federal Insider Threat programs to identify, deter, and mitigate problems before they negatively impact the workforce or national security.
News
January 07, 2021
January 2021 Updates Show Progress on Cross-Agency Priority and Agency Priority Goals
Today, we published progress updates for both Cross-Agency Priority (CAP) Goals and Agency Priority Goals (APGs) for the final quarter of FY2020. These updates highlight recent milestones and accomplishments as well as related initiatives that support progress towards a more modern and effective government.
September 17, 2020