Privatized Background Checks by USIS Led to Massive Premature Case Closures and Potential Security Gaps
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The passage reveals that the Clinton administration, backed by Vice President Al Gore, outsourced security clearance background checks to USIS, which was later owned by private equity. A 2014 governme Outsourcing of background checks began in 1996, backed by Vice President Al Gore. USIS was purchased for $1.5 billion by Providence Equity Partners in 2007. A 2014 U.S. government suit alleges USIS p
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