Army hired criminals as security guards

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Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Army began using outside security guards to man the front gates at 57 U.S. installations because of the number of forces sent overseas. Alutiiq received the contract for security guard services at Fort Eustis, Fort Monroe and Fort Story.

The GAO report says that at one facility, which was unidentified other than it was not in Hampton Roads, 61 security guards with criminal records had been hired, including two dozen with felonies and one with an outstanding warrant.

"The Army's procedure for screening prospective contract guards is inadequate and puts the Army at risk of having ineligible guards protecting installation gates," the GAO report says.

The report does not say that security breaches occurred as a result, and the Army added that those with criminal records were removed. The Army also said it has implemented all seven recommendations by the GAO, including speedier and more in-depth background checks.

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=102600&ran=213026

[bumblebee1]

1. That smacks of hiring Willie Sutton as a bank teller. n/t