Modernization of the federal employee background check system has been marked by costly, years-long delays; however, new leadership at the agency tasked with the overhaul said they have made progress ...

The last several months have seen progress in the over-budget, years-delayed effort to overhaul the federal-employee background-check system, officials with the lead agency say. Workers in national ...

Neither the Veterans Benefits Administration or the National Cemetery Administration effectively manages their personnel background check programs, according to a Veterans Affairs Department Office of ...

HELENA, Mont. — An Office of Public Instruction backed bill to ensure background checks for public school employees and volunteers has sailed through a critical floor vote. House Bill 745 cleared ...