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Old 03-24-2010, 06:34 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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Employees at a government agency in Cleveland which processes President Barack Obama's paycheck risk losing their jobs because they have failed credit report checks, according to Troy Marshall, a union leader at the Cleveland office of Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS).

Workers Who Help Process Obama's Paycheck Face Termination - ABC News
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Old 03-24-2010, 06:57 PM
 
Location: S.E. US
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Employees at a government agency in Cleveland which processes President Barack Obama's paycheck risk losing their jobs because they have failed credit report checks, according to Troy Marshall, a union leader at the Cleveland office of Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS).

Workers Who Help Process Obama's Paycheck Face Termination - ABC News
How many workers does it take to process one man's paycheck?

Does this mean Obama gets a pay cut?
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Old 03-24-2010, 07:12 PM
 
Location: Central Maine
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According to the article:
... tighter security clearance rules introduced by the Pentagon five years ago have cost 25 DFAS Cleveland workers their jobs and threaten another 42.
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"All DFAS positions are considered sensitive because our employees have access to privacy act information such as names, social security numbers and bank account numbers," says LaRock, explaining that DFAS' main task is to pay military personnel and contractors. Everyone at DFAS, including himself, submits to a background check that covers everything from U.S. allegiance to drug use. "The credit check is just a portion of it."
1. The increased security started in 2005, when it was President Bush's check being processed. So please, maybe this one time, let's not blame President Obama. For that matter, let's not blame President Bush, either.

2. I guess the thinking is that a bad credit check would possibly indicate a person who might be more susceptible to bribery or blackmail? Still, based solely on this article, my reaction is that someone should not lose their job based on a bad credit check. I would think that right now, given today's economy, if we all had to have a good credit check to keep our jobs, the unemployment rate would spike.
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Old 03-24-2010, 08:51 PM
 
Location: S.E. US
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I guess the thinking is that a bad credit check would possibly indicate a person who might be more susceptible to bribery or blackmail? Still, based solely on this article, my reaction is that someone should not lose their job based on a bad credit check. I would think that right now, given today's economy, if we all had to have a good credit check to keep our jobs, the unemployment rate would spike.
The tighter security is understandable and justified.

Credit checks have been done by employers on prospective hires for years. I would be surprised if companies were to stop doing that because of the economy. Many other companies do that as well, e.g. auto and home insurance. The lower your score, the higher your premium.
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