Washington Navy Yard | Examiner

According to Bloomberg 52 contractors were given access to Navy installations for 62 to 1,035 days. There access was unauthorized  and did not require any additional supervision or enhanced protocol at Navy installation entrances.

The company that was hired created contractual agreements with these convicted felons without conducting the proper background checks. Although Monday's shooter Aaron Alexis wasn't contracted through the Navy Commercial Access Control System (NCACS) the Pentagon inspectors general audit raises many questions about military base security.

A key concern for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel who is reported to be preparing to order a worldwide review of security at military bases. CNN reported that Democractic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri requested the audit after a whistle blower provided a tip in 2012. Sen. McCaskill said Tuesday, " "This program wasted money, allowed dozens of felons access to installations they should never have had, and utterly lacked competent oversight," she said, ""It's clear that its existence constitutes an unnecessary danger to the Navy and its personnel and it should be discontinued immediately."

Aaron Alexis, the shooter who claimed 12 lives on Monday, had prior arrests that involved hand guns and disorderly conduct. This arrest history would have come up in a standard background check if it was conducted and perhaps prevented Monday's deadly attack at Washington's Navy Yard. 

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