Trusted Workforce 2.0 - Is the Government's Security Transformation on Track?

Security Clearance Careers Podcast

hat’s really happening with Trusted Workforce 2.0? For years, it’s been billed as the game-changing reform effort to modernize how the government vets and clears its personnel. But with implementation lagging and key systems like NBIS still not fully operational, the big question remains: Are we making progress, or just stuck in process?

In this episode, we talk with Alyssa Czyz, Director at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), to unpack GAO’s latest report on the federal government’s personnel vetting overhaul. From the promise of Continuous Vetting to the pitfalls of missed timelines and unfinalized policies, Czyz gives a look at what’s been done—and what’s just been drafted.

We break down:

• What’s working (hello, Continuous Vetting) and what’s stalling (looking at you, NBIS).
• Why critical policies like the Personnel Vetting Management Standards are still sitting on the shelf.
• Whether NBIS is gaining—or losing—confidence as the tech backbone of the clearance process.
• How close we are to a truly mobile, modern, and streamlined vetting system.

Whether you’re deep in the weeds of personnel security or just trying to keep up with the alphabet soup of federal reform, this episode cuts through the noise and gives you the Trusted Workforce 2.0 update you actually need.

👉 Listen now to find out where we are, what’s missing, and what it’ll take to finally get this reform effort across the finish line.

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