Congress revives debate on who should process DoD background checks




Federal Drive with Tom Temin show

Summary: The Defense Department is strongly urging lawmakers to let it take over responsibility of processing security clearances for its own people. DoD's plan has the approval of Secretary James Mattis, and now the department says it could start doing its own background checks as early as January and get away from the Office of Personnel Management. Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.