Portland Press Herald

Letter: Government background checks are not trivial

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. More than 4 million Americans currently hold a security clearance. Every one ...
The Business Journals

Social media now part of government background checks

It’s safe to say Donald Trump’s longtime butler won’t be hired for a sensitive government position. That’s because Anthony Senecal wrote on his Facebook page that President Barack Obama “needs to be ...
Network World

Court says government background security checks go too far

Can background checks go too far? The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals apparently thinks so. That court this week ruled against the federal government and in favor of employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...
The Washington Times

Government background checks still don’t require review of social media profiles

The Obama administration has announced a new set of rules for government background checks -- but still doesn't require a review of applicants' social media profiles, leaving the government well ...