exposing sensitive information about government actions and programs, one individual who, with no moative, with no warning could kill 12 men and women in a secure government facility on a random monday morning. now, we've got to get it right because there's no margin for error. this focuses on the definitions of positions in the federal government as sensitive to the national security as well as requirement for government personnel to have access to classified information. lacking appropriate guidance for such designations, federal agencies are currently relying on a patch work of executive orders, federal regulations, and office of personnel management position designation tool that was not created to address security related issues. meanwhile, opm and office of the director of national intelligence are finalizing a rule they claim provides guidance sought by agencies and called for by gao and members of this committee. others, including some witnesses here today, have real concerns that the proposed guidances is inadequate and could have negative and substantial implications on taxpayer