Amending Executive Order 13467 To Establish the Roles and Responsibilities of the National Background Investigations Bureau and Related Matters
Headline: Establishes National Background Investigations Bureau and Sets Its Roles
What it does: Federal agencies must make the National Background Investigations Bureau the primary provider of personnel background investigations and update governance and information technology systems.
- Creates a single federal office to run background checks government-wide.
- Requires the Department of Defense to operate and modernize investigation databases.
- Changes oversight for security clearances, suitability, and federal credentialing processes.
Summary
This order creates the National Background Investigations Bureau as the primary federal office to conduct personnel background checks for security clearances, sensitive positions, contractor fitness, and federal credentials. It assigns the Department of Defense to build and operate the supporting information technology systems and keeps current delegations in place.
Federal agencies, contractor employees, and people seeking access to classified information or federal facilities will be affected. The order aims to improve efficiency, security, and consistency across government vetting and to modernize investigative technology and oversight.
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