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HSPD-12 Update

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
November 30, 2007

Appeals Court Hearing on Injunction Restricting Background Investigations of JPL Employees

“Attorneys and Plaintiffs will be available for media interviews following the hearing A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Dec. 5, 2007, on an injunction pending appeal in the case of 28 Caltech employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory who filed suit to prevent unreasonable personal background checks. The JPL employees — all of whom work on non-classified space exploration projects — sued NASA, the Department of Commerce, and their employer, Caltech, to prevent intrusive, open-ended background investigations imposed by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin in support of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12. The background investigations were associated with issuing new identification cards to employees in order for them to access the JPL facility. HSPD12 mandates new identification documents but does not mention background investigations. None of the plaintiffs have security clearances.”

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