The new government-wide system, called NBIS, aims to greatly improve federal background investigations, says DISA’s Vice Adm. Norton. A new information technology system from the Defense Information ...

It will be roughly 18 months to two years before the Defense Department completes building out a next-generation computer system to house federal background check data, the director of the new agency ...

Licensed gun sellers use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, NICS, to determine people’s eligibility to purchase firearms. The system consists of three databases that contain ...

On Wednesday, during CNN’s town hall with survivors of last week’s mass shooting at a high school in South Florida, National Rifle Association representative Dana Loesch lamented the holes in the ...

Recent mass shootings have spurred Congress to try to improve the nation’s gun background check system that has failed on numerous occasions to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous people. The ...

In light of the Virginia rally that saw thousands of activists rally against proposed gun control legislation last month, President Trump made his voice heard when he ripped Democrats and defended the ...

SEATTLE – Recent mass shootings have spurred Congress to make an attempt to improve the nation's background check system for gun purchases. The system has failed on numerous occasions to keep weapons ...