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Afghan National Army Detainee Operations Command Commanding General Maj. Gen. Ghulam Farouq talks with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense William Lietzau during lunch, May 5, 2013. Lietzau met with Afghan National Detention Facility-Parwan personnel to observe changes and progress made within the facility since its transfer to Afghan control, March 25, 2013. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Katie D. Summerhill)

DOD names permanent head of new background check agency

The DOD has tapped William Lietzau to lead the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency as its first permanent director.

Mar 17, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

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Delays in security clearances hit IT vendors in capital region the hardest, report says

The backlog of background checks — typically more than 200 days for most new hires who need a clearance — has ripple effects throughout the region, according to…

Nov 6, 2019 By Joe Warminsky

Pentagon aims to expedite security clearance process with $75M award

Perspecta Enterprise Solutions LLC won a $75 million other transaction agreement on May 14 to continue modernization of the federal security clearance process, in particular with machine…

May 21, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir