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Firm that checked Snowden's background under investigation, official says

When asked whether USIS, the government contractor that performed a background check on NSA leaker Edward Snowden, is under investigation, Office of Personnel Management watchdog Patrick McFarland said, "Yes," adding that "there may be some problems" with the thoroughness of the contractor's process.
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