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...believe its foolish to tell people we’re coming to inspect,” he said...
Almost all U.S. companies conduct some form of background checks on prospective employees. But according to the International Personnel Management Association, only 37% of employers examine criminal records, and only 21% inspect motor-vehicle records. That's about to change, say security consultants. Some countries--though not the U.S.--now offer multinational companies access to their government "intelligence indexes," which include lists of people suspected of terrorist activities, money laundering and other illegal acts. When companies are hiring foreign nationals, an index check "can provide extra safety," says William Daly, a senior vice president with Control Risks Group, a corporate...
...fighter during an exercise--poses no threat, since it does not contain the capsule required to detonate a nuclear explosion, and is unlikely to spread toxic material. The B-47's pilot, retired Colonel Howard Richardson, supports that account; he tells TIME he did not personally inspect the bomb, but that he was briefed that the capsule was not on board. Others aren't convinced. Retired Colonel Derek Duke, who sparked the recent investigation, claims the bomb was complete and should be located. He has formed a search-and-salvage operation, seeking a $1 million fee to find...
...they also inspect the Admiral Kuznetsov...
...wrong place in a flap track on the left wing, creating a serious flight-safety risk by weakening the entire track. (The flap track supports one of the four flaps on the plane, a critical flight surface.) In another case, also described in the lawsuit, Evergreen was instructed to inspect and lubricate the flap carriage on the wing. (Lubrication is an essential flight-safety issue: failure to lubricate an internal part properly is thought to be the leading cause of the Alaska Airlines crash.) On Dec. 15, Evergreen told AFX that both tasks had been done. Then in January, Abbott...