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The U.S. national flag is pictured at the Office of Personnel Management building in Washington June 5, 2015. In the latest in a string of intrusions into U.S. agencies' high-tech systems, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) suffered what appeared to be one of the largest breaches of information ever on government workers. The office handles employee records and security clearances REUTERS/Gary Cameron - RTX1FAQF

Nation Sep 11

Security clearance backlog has led government agencies to issue risky interim passes to classified material

By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

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