vetting

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White House Counsel David Warrington and his deputy Stephen Kenny are running point on vetting judicial nominees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Sir Keir has said it was "staggering" he had not been told sooner that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Step two: crucially after the prime minister had given the former Labour minister the job, there was a security check, known as developed vetting.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

It's not until the past few weeks that the vetting decision seems to have been uncovered.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

He was struck by the nonchalance of Lawrence’s decision making: there had been no search committee; no bureaucratic procedure or vetting of candidates.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik