State Department Has No Clue How Much Its Security Clearances Cost
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ethan Barton Auditors couldn’t figure out how long it takes the Department of State to process security clearances nor how much background investigations cost because of errors in agency reporting, a government watchdog reported Friday. The State Department’s Inspector General (IG) reviewed security clearance reports from 2012 through 2016 and…