So the NZ Defence Force have a job going as the Head of the Defence Technology Agency, since the last guy lied like a loungeroom lizard about his qualifications and experience - and neither the recruitment company or the security checks for clearance found him out.
Defence is blaming Momentum Consulting, who in turn are blaming Defence. Defence say that basic reference checks are not part of their security clearing; Momentum say the Defence department "verbally agreed" to undertake basic reference checks themselves despite Momentum's contract with the government specifically stipulating that Momentum was required to do the checks.
There are many instances in which the blame game is played, however this isn't one of them. Both Defence and Momentum failed HARD. Momentum should have sticked by the contract and their usual best practice in phoning at least one of the guy's references. The Security Intelligence Service claims that reference checks aren't part of their security vetting process, which is a problem in itself, however even if they didn't contact his listed referees there is something seriously wrong with the vetting process if it didn't turn up any evidence whatsoever of exaggerated claims.
Hmmm, all this has got me thinking maybe I should apply for the vacant posish. After all, I was in the Gold Medal winning 1998 Winter Olympics Canadian Curling Team, fought in the Crimean war, invented Google Earth and have a Doctorate in Quantum Mechanics.
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