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This is why the Pentagon is taking over security clearance checks
The Defense Department is poised to take over background investigations for the federal government, using increased automation and high-tech analysis to tighten controls and tackle an enormous backlog of workers waiting for security clearances, according to U.S. officials.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press