Not as easy as pushing a button.

The article analyzes factors that contributed to the delay in the implementation of security clearances for federal employees and contractors in the U.S. Topics cited include the government's decision to automate the reinvestigation process by using technology to monitor contractors who obtained clearances to work with confidential activities, pilot testing of the Army's Automated Continuous Evaluation System (ACES), and need to address problems such as law enforcement and counterintelligence.