Homeland Security: It takes a criminal to spot one
It seems the US Army has been hiring criminals as security guards at bases across the country, according to a recent report released by the Government Accountability Office (via Hampton Roads).
…this is the third time in three years that [the GAO] has warned the Army that the lack of proper background checks could jeopardize security at some of the largest and most important installations, including Fort Bragg and West Point.
The GAO report says that at one facility, which was unidentified… 61 security guards with criminal records had been hired, including two dozen with felonies and one with an outstanding warrant.
So the best way for one of those sneaky terrorists to infiltrate Fort Bragg isn't to walk in across the desert from Mexico to pick strawberries, but to walk up to the place and get a job there? Wow.