Pentagon officials have been reviewing the Threat and Local Observation Notice database used by the Counterintelligence Field Activity to compile suspicious reports about possible threats to Department of Defense facilities and personnel to remove “irregularities” such as those reported last month of peaceful protest groups being listed in the database.

At this point, according to Pentagon officials who spoke to the Washington Post, only about 1% of reports still in the database are “irregular” — or those which have remained in the database more than 90 days without being confirmed as a threat to DoD.

The TALON system, which collects tips from military personnel and the general public on possible threats to DoD installations and personnel, and places them in a database known as Cornerstone where they are then shared with the intelligence community and state and local law enforcement through the Joint Enterprise Protection Network, is supposed to purge reports which don’t turn up actual threats within 90 days.

Last month NBC reported that the database contained numerous unverified — and some completely ridiculous — reports, including those of a group of Quakers meeting to stage an anti-war protest, and a Navy sailor who had a picture of Osama bin Laden as a screensaver on his wireless phone.

DoD announced the next day that it would conduct a review and take any necessary action. Personnel who work with the database are to receive refresher training on proper procedures no later than today.