FBI Background Check

FBI is the major investigative arm of the United States government Department of Justice. It has the power and the responsibility to conduct FBI background check on particular crimes that are assigned to it.  FBI background check is a check conducted by FBI. FBI background check is usually conducted on all persons who apply for employment with the FBI.  Also, the FBI background check is conducted for some other government offices such as the White House, Department of Justice, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and specific House and Senate committees. At any one time the FBI has to search and does FBI background check on more or less 12,000 fugitives.  

The amount of information included on a FBI background check depends to a large degree on the sensitivity of the reason for which it is conducted. Somebody seeking employment a job at FBI would be subject to far higher FBI background check requirements than somebody applying to work for a minimum wage job. Possible information furnished in an FBI background check includes the following:

• Criminal and incarceration records.
• Driving and vehicle records. Employers in the transportation sector keep insurance premiums down by hiring those with a clean driving record.
• Drug test are used for a variety of reason-corporate ethics, measuring potential employee performance, and keeping workers’ compensation premiums down.
• Education records. Used primarily to see if the potential employee had received a college degree. There are reports of scores being requested by employers as well.
• Employment records. These usually range from simple verbal confirmations of past employment and timeframe to deeper investigation.
• Financial information: Individuals with poor credit scores, liens, civil judgments, or those who have filed for bankruptcy may be at an additional risk of stealing from the company.
• Licensing records. Usually found in a government authority that will also maintain records regarding the licensee, such as personal information, education and others.
• Military records. Employers sometimes request the reason of one's military discharge.
• Social Security Number.  This background check verifies the subject’s SSN number. A fraudulent SSN may be indicative of identity theft, insufficient citizenship or concealment of a "past life".