As of April 27, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has implemented a new security vetting process that is already impacting adjudications across multiple case types. The American ...

The killing of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom exposed a systemic flaw: federal vetting tools measure a person’s past, not who they are becoming. As agencies scramble to meet the President’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet ...

A House panel on Wednesday examined years-long delays to the IT system that will support an updated background check process for most federal agencies. “Today’s discussion is not a bureaucratic ...

Two government officials said Tuesday that pending changes to the federal background check system could soon reduce the amount of time it takes to onboard new agency employees, assuming the changes ...

Some new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers started working before passing background checks and had problems in their past.

Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador ...