THE NSA SCREWED UP HIRING SNOWDEN BY OUTSOURCING


THE KUHNS REPORT

LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?

Edward Snowden was hired by a private contractor. My thought is "You cannot outsource  government security." The company,  U.S. Investigations Services, or USIS started in 1996 with only 700 former government employees and now is one of the largest companies that check the background of applicants for government work. The company is now run by a large equity fund taking in $195 million in government payments last year. Already this year - -more than $215 million.

This company okayed Snowden for the job with the NSA and I believe because of lack of supervision of the companies employees and a failure to actually check out individual applicants this company let Snowden slide and gave him a pass just to collect the fees for his hire.

If it were up to me I would call for an indepth investigation of USIS  as to why the company is  giving unqualified applicants a pass and certifying  that the individual  is capable and competent for the position.

Come On! I remember the time when the National Security Agency (NSA) and other federal agencies would actually do a deep background check on any applicant applying for a position with a particular agency. I can speak from personal experience that in the 1970's and 1980's if the  agencies were interested in an applicant they would send and agent (sometimes, two) to talk and interview the applicant and conduct a complete background check. These agents would fly from Fort Meade all over the country to interview people of interest.

I also recall that in the 1950's, 60's and 70's even the elite LAPD would send two officers across the country to do a background check on possible applicants. Now, the interview process for many government agencies as well as  many police agencies are outsourced to these private employment contractors. That's sad.

I would wonder how many more Snowden's are already employed in federal government agencies just waiting to unleash their personal views and opinions by deciding in their own mind what is good for the country and throw classified and government secrets open to the world.

I would like to see each government agency again conduct their own interviews and background checks on prospective employees. Dumbing down the process by outsourcing like they have been doing since the 1990's is dumbing down the agencies themselves. Get back to basics people. Do you own background checks on applicants. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.

Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
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