Modernization of the federal employee background check system has been marked by costly, years-long delays; however, new leadership at the agency tasked with the overhaul said they have made progress ...

The last several months have seen progress in the over-budget, years-delayed effort to overhaul the federal-employee background-check system, officials with the lead agency say. Workers in national ...

An HR professional may conduct hundreds of background checks throughout their career, but how much do you really know about what a background check can reveal? Background checks are an essential piece ...

A background check can sink a job offer if prospective employers don’t like what they see. While they can request to have a lot of information about a job candidate’s past included in such a report, ...

Conducting a self background check can identify problem areas way before potential employers or landlords search you up.