{"id":17235,"date":"2019-08-26T15:55:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/08\/26\/usps-falls-short-on-background-screenings-for-new-employees\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:46:17","slug":"usps-falls-short-on-background-screenings-for-new-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/hr\/2019\/08\/26\/usps-falls-short-on-background-screenings-for-new-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS falls short on background screenings for new employees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. Postal Service hired several employees who failed preliminary criminal screenings or received unfavorable National Agency Check with Inquiries ratings without getting the necessary approval to do so, according to a report issued by the agency\u2019s inspector general Aug. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSpecifically, the Postal Service did not document or maintain approval certifications for employees who were hired with a criminal hit on their pre-screening background check and did not conduct NACI background investigations for all newly hired employees,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applicants for jobs with the Postal Service are not automatically disqualified if their criminal screenings or NACI checks fail, but the agency is supposed to follow documented procedure in actively seeking approval for those new hires in spite of those marks against them.<\/p>\n\n\n\t