Aaron Alexis

ODNI issues social media guidance for background checks

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released much-anticipated guidance on using social media during background checks.Bill Evanina, director…

Hiring/Retention

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2013 file photo. military personnel walks past an entrance to the Washington Navy Yard in Washington. An official says shots have been reported in a building on the Washington Navy Yard campus. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Whistleblowers warned of security gaps prior to Navy Yard shooting

DoD Reporter's Notebook

White House backs 13 recommendations to improve security clearance process

Defense

Pentagon reviews find Navy Yard shootings were preventable

Defense

Background check firm in hot water for ‘flushing’ records

Management

DOJ joins whistleblower suit against company that vetted Snowden, Alexis

Management

Federal building security at risk due to lax training, oversight

Congress

Quality not a priority in security clearance process, GAO says

Federal Drive

OPM defends 2007 background check of Navy Yard shooter

Defense

Four years after Ft. Hood, Pentagon still studying base security

Defense

Senators seek probe into how Navy shooter got clearance

Congress

Obama, DoD order reviews of security procedures

In the wake of the shooting in which 12 civilian and contract employees were gunned down at the Washington Navy Yard Monday, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel…

Details emerge about Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis

A profile is emerging of Aaron Alexis, the man identified as the lone gunman in the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., that…

Defense

FBI identifies Navy Yard shooter as Defense contract employee and former Navy reservist

Defense

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that 34-year-old Aaron Alexis used a valid pass to enter the Navy Yard premises Monday. Alexis worked for The Experts, a subcontractor on an HP Enterprise Services contract to refresh equipment used on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet network. He was able to obtain a valid pass to the Navy Yard through his work as a contractor.