The Department of Justice announced that it intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that United States Investigations Services did not fully perform background checks of federal employees that it was hired to do. According to the government, USIS was hired by the Office of Personnel Management to perform background investigations on individuals to be employed by various federal agencies. USIS allegedly routinely released background checks to the Office of Personnel Management without first ensuring that the background investigations met required standards.

Read the entire press release, “US Government Intervenes in False Claims Lawsuit Against United States Investigations Services for Failing to Perform Required Quality Reviews of Background Investigations”