Citing backlog and systematic flaws, Pentagon to take over security clearance checks
The DoD is preparing to over background checks for the federal government. The change seeks to improve integration of automation and other high-tech options to reduce backlog and systems flaws that currently plague the process, where a backlog of roughly 700,000 people has caused severe delays and reduced the frequency of thorough re-checks of already cleared individuals.
Source: This is why the Pentagon is taking over security clearance checks