After Snowden Leaks & Navy Yard Shooting, McCaskill Bill Would Overhaul Security Clearance Process

Описание: After security leaks from contractor Edward Snowden and the tragic shooting at the Washington Navy Yard illustrated systemic problems with the security clearance background check process, U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), today introduced bipartisan legislation that would implement an automated review of public records and databases for any information that might affect the security clearance status of individuals who have such a clearance.