Defense Department to take over background investigations for federal government

"President Trump  on Wednesday signed an  executive order  transferring responsibility for conducting background checks from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to the Defense Department. 

The order says "needed reforms" require that "the primary responsibility for conducting background investigations Government-wide be transferred from the Office of Personnel Management to the Department of Defense."

Under the order, the department will change the name of the Defense Security Service to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). The DCSA will be the primary agency charged with conducting background checks for the federal government.