Report: Local Police Stymie U.S. Federal Background Security Checks

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/6ALcf58ZUhs" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Report Says Uncooperative Local Police Stymie Federal Background Security Checks -- Washington Post</b></span></div><br />Law enforcement agencies in more than 450 jurisdictions, including D.C. police, do not cooperate with investigators conducting security-clearance probes for federal ­employees, according to a congressional report to be released Tuesday.<br /><br />The report by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said the millions of records kept by ­non-cooperative law enforcement agencies could provide vital clues to investigators on the front lines of a system that is facing unpre­cedented scrutiny. It proposes legislative changes to address lapses identified in the wake of last year’s mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard by a Defense Department contract worker.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/report-says-uncooperative-local-police-stymie-federal-background-security-checks/2014/02/10/e7642262-929e-11e3-84e1-27626c5ef5fb_story.html">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">More News On Reports That Local Police Stymied U.S. Federal Background Security Checks</span></b></div><br /><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/11/cities-hide-red-flags-from-feds-in-security-cleara/">Local cops block feds from doing full security clearances, Navy Yard review finds</a> -- Washington Times<br /><a href="http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/02/11/oversight-report-reveals-flaws-in-security-checks-that-let-navy-yard-shooter-slip-through-cracks/">Oversight Report Reveals Flaws in Security Checks That Let Navy Yard Shooter Slip Through Cracks</a> -- PJ Media<br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/report-on-navy-yard-shooting-notes-problems-seattle">Report on Navy Yard shooting notes problems in Seattle</a> -- Examiner<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2014/02/11/house-panel-to-examine-navy-yard-shooter-and-security-clearances/?tid=hpModule_14fd66a0-9199-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239">House panel to examine Navy Yard shooter and security clearances</a> -- Washington Post<br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/11/us-usa-security-clearance-idUSBREA1A1AF20140211">Democrats seek probe of U.S. contractor for security checks</a> -- Reuters

Report: Local Police Stymie U.S. Federal Background Security Checks

Report Says Uncooperative Local Police Stymie Federal Background Security Checks -- Washington Post Law enforcement agencies in more than 45...

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