Defense Information Systems Agency: DISA begins deploying technology to modernize security clearance investigations

The Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) program office released its first set of capabilities (release 1.0) in October, and is preparing to deploy release 1.5 at the end of December.

A group of approximately 1,000 individuals undergoing security investigation are serving as early adopters of NBIS, an information technology system that will eventually be used throughout the federal government to conduct suitability, security, and credentialing background investigations.

Heidi Cotter, the NBIS program manager, explained DISA is using the agile development methodology to continuously deliver capability and modernize the background investigation process.

“We’ll be releasing new capabilities approximately every three months,” she said.

Read more at [https://www.disa.mil/NewsandEvents/2018/security_clearance_investigations].