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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Navy Officials Push For Security Clearance Changes

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A week after an IT contractor gunned down 12 workers at the Washington Navy Yard, Navy officials began moving to close gaps in the security clearance process, recommending that all police reports involving an individual must be included when a background check is done.

The Navy, in a report released Monday, revealed that the shooter, Aaron Alexis, did not disclose a 2004 arrest or some financial problems when he filled out his application for a security clearance when he joined the Navy as a reservist several years later. And officials said the background report given to the Navy at the time, also failed to reveal that he had shot out the tires of another person's car during a 2004 dispute in Seattle.

Instead, the report from the Office of Personnel Management, said Aaron Alexis "deflated" the tires, and did not mention the use of a gun.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

maybe if we weren't so politically correct. maybe if someone clearly needs help we put them where they need to be (psychiatric hospital)like we did 20 years ago maybe these problems would not be occuring so often

Anonymous said...

They now are realizing the problems they created. Great move gov!

Wait, it was the shotguns fault, I forgot.

Anonymous said...

All military should be required to carry a sidearm.

Anonymous said...

Ditto, 1148, and to add; So, you security clearance "investigators" took his answers on the form at face value, and NEVER checked his background on your own, as required by your job description, and by LAW, until today.

You all need to go looking for new jobs tomorrow morning, and leave your jobs to folks willing to do more than surf the net all day.