WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal personnel agency whose records were plundered by hackers linked to China says it has temporarily shut down a massive database used to update and store background ...

Whether you’re a landlord vetting a potential tenant or a business owner hiring new staff, today’s background check services promise instant access to public records, credit information, social media ...

A federal system for doing background checks on law enforcement officers has gone offline — thanks to an executive order signed by President Trump when he returned to the White House on Jan. 20. The ...

As of July 1, 2024, employers across the United States will face a series of new laws affecting employment practices, particularly in the areas of background checks, data privacy, pay equity, and ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs would not be able to send names of veterans who have had financial managers appointed for them to the FBI's gun background check database under any circumstances ...

More than 1,000 California law enforcement agency workers in the past decade have been found to have misused sensitive databases that are supposed to be accessed only for legitimate investigative ...

In the flurry of first-day executive orders, President Trump revoked a 2022 police accountability package, including a system to flag misconduct. Trump took down police misconduct database, but states ...