Intelligence officials are also trying to cut in half the about 120 days it now takes candidates to pass government security clearance procedures.

The order, which does not require Congressional approval, ended the most comprehensive review of security clearance procedures in 40 years.

"This is a serious security program," said Mr. Poynor, who organized the rangers and the security clearance procedures they all go through.

"I am concerned," he continued, "that D.H.S.'s security clearance procedures and controls on misuse of electronic equipment do not meet the standards of other national security agencies."

Additionally due to new changes in security clearance procedures, White House tour requests submitted within 30 days of the intended tour date cannot be scheduled-no exceptions can be made.

But it would put the security clearance procedures well away from the Capitol interior, where the proximity to members of Congress and the actual House and Senate may incite a deranged visitor with a grudge to action.

In 2005, Daniel Hirsch and retired Diplomatic Security Officer William Savich co-founded Concerned Foreign Service Officers, a group of Foreign Affairs employees dedicated to improving transparency and due process in security clearance procedures.

As AEC security chief, he was responsible for the physical security of AEC installations, control of classified information, development and operation of security clearance procedures, and coordination with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).