A bipartisan group of senators announced Wednesday they are introducing the Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement (SCORE) to reform the security clearance procedure in the wake of the leaks made by National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. According to a statement from the senators, the bill “improves oversight of the security clearance process, calls for the government to fire background check investigators and suspend others – including contractors – who falsify reports, and forces the government to update its policy determining which positions require a security clearance.”
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