In the wake of recent leaks of top secret information and
attacks on military installations, Congress and members of the
Obama administration are taking a closer look at the security
clearance process. Notably, a bipartisan group of senators have
proposed the Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enforcement
(SCORE) Act, which aims to increase transparency in the security
clearance process and revamp applicable policies and guidelines
within the government. The act would also impose significant
sanctions on government contractors who perform background
investigations, and are found to have engaged in improper conduct
during the process.
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Bill Walsh, Keir Bancroft and Christina Kube
published "How Security Clearance Reform May Affect
Contractors" in Law360 on October 24, 2013.
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