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White House Turns To Pentagon In Major Background Checks Overhaul


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Demonstrators from organization Code Pink wear toy glasses reading "Stop Spying" at "Stop Watching Us: A Rally Against Mass Surveillance" near U.S. Capitol in WashingtonBy Ayesha Rascoe and Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will set up a new agency to do background checks on employees and contractors, the White House said on Friday, after a massive breach of U.S. government files exposed the personal data of millions of people last year. As a part of a sweeping overhaul, the Obama administration said it will establish a National Background Investigations Bureau. It will replace the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Federal Investigative Services (FIS), which currently conducts investigations for over 100 Federal agencies.




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