United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-10-19 monographic deposited born digital 42 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-20 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-20 P0b002ee18039a43f f:ns96020 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-20 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-20 NSIAD-96-20 Information disclosure Paperwork Public service employment Internal controls Investigations by federal agencies Executive orders Federal employees Personnel records Confidential records Letter Report NSIAD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the White House's procedures for issuing access passes and security clearances since January 20, 1993, focusing on the: (1) steps involved in the access pass approval process; and (2) internal controls over the access pass and security clearance processes.<p/>GAO found that: (1) in 1993, White House access passes for new employees took an average of 346 days from the employees' start date; (2) in 1994, the average time for access pass approval fell to 98 days; (3) in 1993, processing delays were primarily attributable to the time individuals took to complete security clearance forms and to subsequent actions taken by the Executive Office of the President; (4) there were no written time standards for completing the various access pass processes, except for the goals set by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) during 1993; (5) the White House set a standard in March 1994 that gave each employee 30 days to complete the security clearance forms; (6) the FBI raised its goal for completing background investigations from 45 days to 60 days in late 1994; and (7) there is potential for strengthening controls relating to renewing temporary passes, revoking passes after separation, and granting security clearances. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-20/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-20.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-20/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-20.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-20 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-20 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-96-20; Personnel Security: Pass and Security Clearance Data for the Executive Office of the President; Information disclosure Paperwork Public service employment Internal controls Investigations by federal agencies Executive orders Federal employees Personnel records Confidential records Public Law 103-329