Navy Yard shooting

Federal marshal receives Congressional Badge of Bravery

Deputy U.S. Marshal Andrew Wong received a Congressional Badge of Bravery Tuesday from Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.).

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Joe Kirschbaum: Communication problem is holding DOD back from insider threat progress

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Greg Rinckey, Managing Partner, Tully Rinckey

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Just a test: Anacostia-Bolling trains for active-shooter attack

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Jon Adler, national president, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association

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White House backs 13 recommendations to improve security clearance process

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Federal building security at risk due to lax training, oversight

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NAVSEA looks to temporarily relocate workers in wake of Navy Yard shooting

Naval Sea Systems Command leadership will work to find alternative work accommodations for the 3,000 employees who worked in the command’s headquarters…

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OPM defends 2007 background check of Navy Yard shooter

The same company that performed National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden’s background investigation also performed a check of Aaron Alexis, the IT…

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Senators seek probe into how Navy shooter got clearance

Key senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee are seeking answers into how the contractor employee responsible for the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard that killed 12 people obtained his security clearance. In a Sept. 18 letter, Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), requested the Office of Personnel Management’s inspector general look into what type of clearance the shooter, identified as 34-year-old Aaron Alexis, held as well as what federal…

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