Now this is crass - DC Naval Yard shooter's employer
From
Yahoo/Associated Press:
Gunman's employer sought Navy consulting work
A little more than 24 hours after an IT contractor shot dozen workers at the Washington Navy Yard, the company's CEO told the Navy secretary he had the experience to help improve military security.
The email from The Experts chief Thomas Hoshko, which included descriptions of his background and expertise, stunned some Navy leaders in the wake of the shootings Monday that left 13 people dead, including the gunman, former Navy reservist Aaron Xxxxxx.
The correspondence also fueled concern about what defense officials believe may have been failures by the company to alert the military about Xxxxxx' apparent mental health problems.
On the 17th,
this organization issued a
press release (PDF) with this excerpt:
At this time, we can confirm that the suspect had been employed by The Experts for approximately six months over the last year, during which time we enlisted a service to perform two background checks and we confirmed twice through the Department of Defense his Secret government clearance. The latest background check and security clearance confirmation were in late June of 2013 and revealed no issues other than one minor traffic violation.
The guy had been arrested twice (both cases involving gunfire), had been being treated by the VA for mental issues and had a penchant for hard video games.
This is either a stunningly bad choice of a "service" or a weapons-grade pants-on-fire ass-covering.
Either way, should we continue to use these people in areas of high-security?
I didn't think so either...
Posted by DaveH at September 21, 2013 10:52 PM