DHS Check Missed Prior Porn at Work IncidentEarlier this week, Justin wrote about the national security concerns raised by the recent arrest of Brian Doyle, deputy press secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, on charges of trying to seduce a child.
The guy had a national security clearance. In order to get that, candidates are supposed to undergo an incredibly extensive background check. Why? Because among other things, investigators want to make sure that they don’t have secrets that would make them vulnerable to blackmail.
Apparently they didn’t dig too deep. From CNN:
Friends and former co-workers say Doyle was disciplined by Time magazine [where Doyle worked before leaving for DHS] after he allegedly used company computers to view adult pornography in the publication’s Washington bureau office….Doyle received a formal warning and was required to undergo mental health counseling before returning to work, the sources said.
Apparently this revelation is what prompted Rep. Peter King (R-NY) to schedule a hearing to scrutinize DHS’s hiring practices.