MITIGATING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSIDER ATTACKS AND MISCONDUCT: CRITICAL PERSONNEL SCREENING METHODOLOGIES WITHIN THE HUMAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION PROCESS
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Clapper, Michael T.
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2020-12Advisor
Blanken, Leo J.
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Tullius, John D.
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Throughout the last decade, the Department of Defense (DOD) has experienced dozens of malicious insider attacks, causing significant damage to U.S. national security and the needless loss of life from mass shootings. Senior officials with the White House, the DOD, and other federal agencies have directed the development of new human-capital acquisitions processes to mitigate selecting federal civilians and military personnel who are susceptible to committing misconduct or insider attacks. The statistical relevance surrounding the DOD personnel problems associated with misconduct and significant insider attacks reinforces the need for reformed methodologies specifically directed toward the human-capital acquisitions process. This capstone report first demonstrates the scientific evidence and behavioral similarities associated with individuals who engage in misconduct and historical malicious insider attacks within the DOD. The intent is to then justify the implementation of innovative screening methodologies within the acquisition process to disqualify applicants with severe indicators of vulnerable predisposition precursors exhibited by individuals who commit misconduct and insider attacks. The report's recommended Enhanced Assessment Program focuses efforts on preliminarily screening tentative candidates for mental health disorders and personality traits as an initial point to identify the threat-vulnerable predisposition precursors for further evaluation.
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