Proposed OPM Reorganization Draws Widespread Criticism

Government Executive: The Trump administration’s proposal to shuttle the Office of Personnel Management’s service responsibilities to other agencies and bring its policy arm into the White House’s management structure drew nearly unanimous condemnation since it was announced Thursday, including from a former architect of the reorganization plan.

The plan would send the National Background Investigations Bureau, which is responsible for security clearance investigations across government, to the Defense Department, accelerating a congressional effort to move security clearance checks out of OPM that began with the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.

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