by Snoopycat2015 | Jun 15, 2015 | General, Media
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...
by Snoopycat2015 | Jun 8, 2015 | General, Media
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...
by Snoopycat2015 | Jun 8, 2015 | General, Media
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...
by Snoopycat2015 | Jun 4, 2015 | General, Media
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...
by Snoopycat2015 | Jun 3, 2015 | General, Media
States have until the end of July to start screening high-risk Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program providers, according to new guidance by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. These screenings will be fingerprint-based criminal...
by Snoopycat2015 | Jun 2, 2015 | General, Media
Work is being done to create a standardized application for all three universities IOWA CITY — Starting next month, for the first time, all student applicants to the University of Iowa will have to disclose whether they’ve ever been convicted of a crime or subject to...
