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August	New Federal Search being offered by CriminalBackgroundRecords.com
	The online background check retrieval site CriminalBackgroundRecords.com has just announced the coming of a new background check product called the Federal Search. The new federal search will become available for ordering next month in September. This new product searches virtually every federal court house in the United States for both civil and criminal records. The new background check takes a day or two for search results to be returned to customers because of the policies and internal workings of the United States Federal Court System. Anyway, this looks to be a great additional to already robust product suite of this online background check provider.

July	New Background Checking Method for Employment Background Checks and Tenant Screening
	Article explains why using an instant national background check and county criminal check is a growing trend in the employment and tenant screening industries. Just released background industry commentary addresses a new background checking method that minimizes bottlenecks in the hiring and renting process by utilizing an instant national criminal background check and then if needed a precision county criminal court check. The article is worth checking out if you are an employer, human resource manager or someone renting apartments and are dissatisfied with your current employment or tenant screening system; as it offers a new method of performing background checks that doesn’t put a wrench in current operations and still gets you the full quality criminal background check you want.

June	Sex Offender & Megans Law News From the Background Check Industry
	Megan’s Law and the evolution of the United States Sex Offender Registry System. Newly released piece relating to the background check industry breaks down Megans Law and shows a timeline of the creation, amending & updating of the sex offender registry laws in the USA. Criminal history checks include sex offender checks as they both contain criminal records and are a big part of the national background check industry. This paper lists all the major sex offender legislation in a uniformed easy to understand way. This is worth a look for people interested in a summary of the USA’s original sex offender laws and how they came to be what they are today.

May	FBI Background Checks that are available online
	New article discusses FBI Background Checks and discloses what types of FBI Records are readily available online and others that require more effort to attain. The article goes into more specifics surrounding how to contact the FBI and make formal record requests yourself. It is also a good read if you are interested in the history and mission of the FBI and where it falls in the U.S. Government.

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