DNI Updates Marijuana-Related Security Clearance Guidance
Agencies received additional adjudicative guidance on three marijuana-related issues recently from the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), in its capacity as the Security Executive Agent with authority to set standards for security clearance adjudications across the Executive Branch.
TSA Gives Screening Personnel MSPB Appeal Rights
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) have reached an agreement to provide TSA screening personnel with appeal rights equivalent to the Title 5 appeal rights available to most other federal employees.
House Democrats Push for TSA Screeners to Receive Title 5 Employment Protections
In a House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Marine Security hearing on May 4, Democrats urged their colleagues to support legislation that would extend Title 5 employment protections to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners.