Forget Background Checks - Try Continuous Monitoring

Originally published at: https://clearancejobsblog.com/forget-background-checks-try-continuous-monitoring/

The latest step in the wave of security clearance reform is a renewed effort to apply ‘continuous monitoring’ to security-cleared professionals. The 2014 Intelligence Authorization Bill included a provision for ‘continuous evaluation’ – a requirement for agencies to evaluate public records such as credit histories and criminal backgrounds. Such electronic records would reveal information that…