Navy Yard Killer’s Case Highlights Flaws in U.S. Vetting
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U.S. lawmakers this week demanded answers about Washington Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis’s security clearance -- just as they did after Edward Snowden’s leaks of national surveillance programs were revealed in June.
After months of outrage over Snowden, little has been done to fix the vetting process. It’s not clear that even 13 dead at the Navy Yard will change that anytime soon. USIS, a federal contractor that’s a unit of Altegrity Inc., conducted both Snowden’s and Alexis’s background checks.