Even after Snowden, quota system on background checks may be imperiling U.S. secrets
For years, investigators charged with vetting the backgrounds of those who handle the nation’s secrets have said they were pressured to churn through cases as quickly as possible. The faster they turned them in, the faster their company got paid — even if the...
City Failed to do Background Checks Rikers Employees
In a stunning blunder, the city’s Department of Correction failed to do criminal background checks on hundreds of health-care workers at Rikers Island since 2008, sources told The Post. Instead, the beleaguered agency let stacks of fingerprint cards provided by...
PA: Background Check Law Mulled
HARRISBURG - A Pennsylvania legislative committee is about to consider whether to make changes to a new state law that requires background checks for people who work with children. The House Children and Youth Committee today will take up a proposal designed to make...
Congress Calling to ‘Ban the Box’
Members of Congress Call on President Obama to ‘Ban the Box’ in Federal Job Applications The group of U.S. representatives wants the president to sign an executive order to ban federal contractors from asking if potential job seekers have been convicted of crimes. The...
Adult-care law limiting employment candidates
ERIN E. ARVEDLUND, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER POSTED: Sunday, May 31, 2015, 3:01 AM In West Philadelphia's Tyrone Peake, two national trends have converged. The first: As baby boomers both arrange care for their elderly parents and grow older themselves, they are likely to...