Sailors applying for a background check will no longer need to submit a hard copy of their fingerprints. Officials saw the requirement as contributing to the background check system’s backlog.

Following Aaron Alexis’ Navy Yard shooting spree on Monday, during which he reportedly killed 12 people, media reports have noted that the 34-year-old had several previous run-ins with the law ...

A year after a Navy and Marine Corps subcontractor killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard, the federal government has fired the firm that handled most of its background checks and changed ...

Start off your year as background in Tom Hanks’ next feature! The actor wrote and is starring in “Greyhound,” from Sony, where a navy officer commands the titular ship during WWII.