Current gaps in background checks and employee screenings of government workers and contractors who hold security clearances or are in positions of trust are exposing government agencies to malicious insider attacks resulting in IT sabotage, fraud, theft of confidential information and risk to national security. Agency leaders have taken strides to improve current processes and move towards continuous evaluation, but gaps remain that can be readily addressed by better leveraging third party data.

Equifax can help generate risk-based insights that support the evaluation of workforce risk with early warning indicators. Equifax draws on many years of experience working with credit, employment, and identity data and leveraging differential, prescriptive and predictive analysis to create unparalleled insights through a customer-centric approach, flexible delivery methods, and scalable platforms.