AMERICA - More on the Washington Navy Yard Shootings

I'm retired U.S. Navy (22yrs) and have worked (before my full retirement) for a DoD sub-contractor.  ONE problem is the DoD depending on the Contractor (who hires the sub-contractor) to do vetting for security clearances for the sub-contractor.  Of course the vetting is SUPPOSED to be the same as DoD would do, but is it?

"Navy Yard Tragedy Draws Attention to Who Has Access to Military Facilities" (Part-1) PBS Newshour 9/17/2013

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SUMMARY:  While Washington mourned the 12 victims of the Navy Yard shooting, authorities released new details about the shooter, Aaron Alexis.  The Defense Department contractor had had run-ins with the law and sought help for mental health issues.  Ernesto Londoño of The Washington Post joins Gwen Ifill to update the developing portrait.

"How Did Aaron Alexis Get Security Clearance to Be a Defense Contractor?" (Part-2) PBS Newshour 9/17/2013

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SUMMARY:  Revelations about the mental health of the gunman who killed 12 at the Navy Yard raises questions about how someone like Aaron Alexis is allowed access to a U.S. military base.  Judy Woodruff discusses screening with Dr. E. Fuller Torrey of the Treatment Advocacy Center and Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, a former Army psychiatrist.