The Department of Defense (DoD) has submitted a proposal to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This proposal involves collecting data through the National Industrial Security System (NISS), which helps maintain records related to security clearances for contractor facilities. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency oversees this process to ensure that companies and their management are eligible for security clearances needed to handle classified information. The public has until February 12, 2021, to submit comments or recommendations regarding this information collection proposal.
Simple Explanation
The Department of Defense wants to ask some questions to make sure companies are safe to get secrets about the government, and they need permission from another big company called the Office of Management and Budget to do this. People can say what they think about this plan until February 12, 2021.