09-20-2013, 09:25 PM
Turns out that the same company that vetted Snowden for his secret clearance also vetted Aaron Alexis for his.
The company is USIS and it's allegedly under investigation for cutting corners and performing poorly as the need for clearances boomed and its revenue soared.
Snip:
USIS performs about 65 percent of all background investigations conducted by contractors, and more than half of all investigations conducted by personnel office, according to (Senator-Dem) McCaskill’s office.
Almost 5 million people held security clearances as of Oct. 1, 2012, according to a report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Federal clearances and background checks by the personnel office cost taxpayers about $1 billion last year, with the expense expected to rise to $1.2 billion by 2014, according to McCaskill’s office.
Full story:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-09...oter-check
Millions of people holding security clearances done by a company that failed to flag glaring background problems that were essentially surface level (imo), at least for Alexis.
Gotta be some nail biting going on at the governmental personnel office right about now. I don't think they can afford to wait and see if another USIS-cleared contractor ends up making headlines; hope they are revisiting employee files and the review process between the Office of Personnel Mgt and the Dept of Defense. Huge job / cost.
The company is USIS and it's allegedly under investigation for cutting corners and performing poorly as the need for clearances boomed and its revenue soared.
Snip:
USIS performs about 65 percent of all background investigations conducted by contractors, and more than half of all investigations conducted by personnel office, according to (Senator-Dem) McCaskill’s office.
Almost 5 million people held security clearances as of Oct. 1, 2012, according to a report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Federal clearances and background checks by the personnel office cost taxpayers about $1 billion last year, with the expense expected to rise to $1.2 billion by 2014, according to McCaskill’s office.
Full story:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-09...oter-check
Millions of people holding security clearances done by a company that failed to flag glaring background problems that were essentially surface level (imo), at least for Alexis.
Gotta be some nail biting going on at the governmental personnel office right about now. I don't think they can afford to wait and see if another USIS-cleared contractor ends up making headlines; hope they are revisiting employee files and the review process between the Office of Personnel Mgt and the Dept of Defense. Huge job / cost.