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Lawmakers, Industry Officials Complain Of Inconsistent Vetting Standards Across DHS

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

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Lawmakers, Industry Officials Complain Of Inconsistent Vetting Standards Across DHS

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is inconsistent in how it vets contractor employees, adding cost to industry and creating inefficiencies, lawmakers and industry officials said on Tuesday.Different DHS components apply federal “fitness standards” for contractors differently, which “causes difficulties as many contractor employees provide services for multiple DHS components,” Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee, said at the outset of a hearing. “I am concerned that DHS’ process to vet…

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