Security Clearances: FBI Has Enhanced Its Process for State and Local Law Enforcement Officials;Report to the Congress

摘要

Since September 11, 2001, information sharing between the FBI and state and local law enforcement officials has become increasingly important. Although the majority of information the FBI shares with state and local law enforcement officials is unclassified, these officials sometimes need access to classified information, which requires that they have a federal security clearance. This report describes (1) the FBI's process for granting security clearances to state and local law enforcement officials, (2) the extent to which the FBI has met its time frame goals for processing security clearance applications for state and local law enforcement officials and factors that could affect the timely processing of security clearance applications, and (3) efforts undertaken by the FBI to enhance its security clearance and information-sharing processes with state and local law enforcement officials.