Privatizing OPM Investigations
Perspectives on OPM's Role in Background Investigations Gao ID: T-GGD-95-185 June 14, 1995The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is considering privatizing its Investigations Service by establishing a private corporation owned by former Investigations Service employees through an employee stock ownership plan. This testimony focuses on OPM's role in federal investigations and describes how the number and the scope of investigations have altered with the changing personnel security landscape in recent years.