real time through record checks and information sharing. top brass want the investigations to be more automated giving examples of information that would have been missed by the old security clearance renewal process every 5 to 10 years such as warrants for arrest and links to terrorism. the pentagon has been seeking ways to vet employees for extremism for years but never defined the term. an executive order in 2011 called for changes in the way the defense department monitors employees to eliminate inside threat after the fort hood shootings and the wiki leaks breach. renewed efforts to screen employees was more pressing after the january 6th attack on the capitol. we are focussed on extremist behavior. not what people think or