9th Circuit Says Feds' Security Checks At JPL Go Too Far

coondoggie writes with an excerpt from Network World which explains that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals "this week ruled against the federal government and in favor of employees at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in their case which centers around background investigations known as Homeland Security Presidential Directive #12 (Nelson et al. vs NASA). The finding reaffirms the JPL employees claims' that the checks threaten their constitutional rights. The stink stems from HSPD #12 which is in part aimed at gathering information to develop a common identification standard that ensures that people are who they say they are, so government facilities and sensitive information stored in networks remains protected." At issue in particular: an employee's not agreeing to "an open ended background investigation, conducted by unknown investigators, in order to receive an identification badge that was compliant with HSPD#12" was grounds for dismissal.

Comments

They're smoking that wacky weed again.

[mrmeval]

This was settled a long time ago. It's government business on government property. You have the right to go work somewhere else.

Re:They're smoking that wacky weed again.

[afabbro]

Sorry, but no. Federal employees do have rights, as the court has ruled. If the matter were settled, it wouldn't have ruled that way, would it?

I see you're unfamiliar with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Those loons are usually in a completely separate orbit from reason.

Re:A sample of the background check

[DarkOx]

Are you libs seriously arguing now that, marital impropriety and closet homosexuality are important life experiences.

Now I now we are all doomed.