The federal government was scheduled to start checking social media as part of a background checks for employees seeking security clearance. The new policy would allow the government to seek out ...

based company that conducts legally-compliant social media background checks that protect both employers and job seekers. "Protecting the job applicant is protecting the employer,” said CEO Drucker.

etc.)." And a job applicant must acknowledge and approve the use of a social media background screen, just as they would a criminal and credit background check. You should always be wary of ...

OPM is conducting market research to find companies that can perform automated social media tracking and other types of Web crawling as part of the background investigation process, according to ...

Social Intelligence runs social media background checks for potential job candidates, so the company is alerted to potential problems or issues that might be considered contentious. While this is ...

The Pentagon is looking for a new way to screen social media as part of its background check process, in an effort to prevent extremist behavior in the ranks. The Defense Department "is examining ...

Director of Intelligence James Clapper signed a policy Thursday allowing background check investigators to scan public social media postings as part of their assessment. The policy was signed in ...