A security clearance backlog created by the federal government’s new vetting platform is jeopardising the ability of Australia’s cyber spy agency to secure the hundreds of new staff it needs for REDSPICE.
Fronting Senate Estimates on Tuesday night, Australian Signals Directorate director-general Rachel Noble acknowledged that the technical issues plaguing the myClearance system meant that the agency is “not in as strong a position” as it could otherwise be.
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