White House Secret Service Agents Haven't Completed Security Checks

By Kristen Welker and Alastair Jamieson

Newly-hired Secret Service officers have been posted to sensitive roles — including at the White House — without completing national security background checks.

Amid a backlog in the wake of recent security lapses, up to five dozen agents were placed in such positions before recruiters had finished the entire verification process, officials told NBC News. 

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Source: NBC News