The private contractor responsible for hundreds of thousands of yearly security checks for the U.S. government routinely "flushes" background investigations into final approval in order to meet ...

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Contractors are typically prepared to answer the standard interview questions required to land new business — What do you do? How much do you charge? Do you have proof of insurance? Are you licensed?

DICKINSON, N.D. - State officials on Tuesday will be doing spot checks of contractors in this city to ensure they are following the law. A wind and hail storm that hit last month has caused a big ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS failed to do background checks on some private contractors who handled confidential taxpayer information, exposing more than a million taxpayers to an increased risk of fraud ...