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Public Safety Background Investigation Software 

Accelerate candidate vetting, automate reference collection, and reduce manual document tracking with background investigation software built for public safety agencies. 

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Trusted By 125,000+ Public Safety Professionals Nationwide

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Replace Paper-Heavy Background Investigations 

Vetted is a public safety background investigation platform that enables law enforcement, fire, corrections, and emergency communications agencies to manage detailed candidate histories, state forms, reference responses, documents, and confidentiality requirements.

The secure cloud platform centralizes Personal History Statements, reference collection, document review, timeline gap analysis, discrepancy flagging, and approval routing so investigators can complete candidate reviews faster with AI-powered tools while maintaining audit-ready background files.

Turn Months of Administrative Paperwork into Days of Focused Investigation 

Replace paper background packets with a secure web portal that guides applicants through question modules, electronic waivers, and document uploads.

An administrator sends a secure system invitation from the dashboard, giving the candidate access to the online Personal History Statement portal. Configurable waivers are included for authorization to release information, credit checks, and more.

NEOED Insight Smart Recommendations

Send electronic questionnaires to character references, employers, and other contacts. Track response status, store responses, and identify information that may need follow-up so investigators can see what is complete, pending, or needs follow-up.

AI summaries analyze character reference inputs, turning page-length responses into clear, concise, and professional summary points.

Insight Candidate Rating Matrix

Use timeline tools to compare work & address history, education records, and other date-based entries. Identify gaps, overlaps, and inconsistencies without relying on manual spreadsheet review.

AI PHS comparison is designed to streamline the review of PHS to cross-reference data and identify inconsistencies across multiple submissions.

NEOED Insight PII Redaction Settings

The investigator reviews flagged responses, compares supporting documents, checks timeline information, and compiles an audit-ready digital case file. 

Route the completed candidate profile through the approval workflow so command staff or authorized reviewers can review, approve, or deny the candidate. A user-friendly reviewer dashboard makes it easy for staff to approve, review, or deny an applicant. 

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Have a consistent voice and view to send and track all applicant communications. Track remaining investigator and applicant tasks with checklists based on job. 

NEOED Insight Supplemental Questions

Request and share candidate files with other agencies using password-protected, time-bound access controls.

Request a social or consumer credit report and review the results directly within Vetted. Identify agencies near where your applicant has lived or worked for records checks.

NEOED Insight Requisition Approval Workflow

Vetted links with your recruitment software tools to maximize database consistency and preserve case context. Pull applicant background files and application fields into background workflows with Insight, eliminating manual reentry. 

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Support standardized background investigation processes for agencies operating under state, POST, commission, or local policy requirements. Use configurable workflows and reporting support for requirements such as North Carolina DOJ F-3 and F-8 formatting to simplify audit preparation.

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Protect sensitive candidate records. Default roles — including Admin, Investigator, and Reviewer — help ensure candidate metadata and sensitive files are hidden from unapproved agency personnel.

With one-click legal holds, agencies can protect chosen records from global cleanups during active legal or union reviews, while formal database cleanup rules systematically erase historical background logs after specified years to honor local public-record retention mandates.

Candidate portals and document exchange tools are designed to support digital experiences securely for citizens, with built-in 508C accessibility.

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Insight Candidate Rating Matrix
NEOED Insight PII Redaction Settings
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330,000+ Background Investigations Processed  

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Trusted Across Public Safety 

PowerDMS serves more than 6,000 public safety partners, including police, sheriff’s, state justice, fire, corrections, and emergency communications centers. 

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Designed for Consistent Hiring 

Support standardized background investigation processes for agencies operating under state, POST, commission, or local policy requirements. 

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Built for Public Safety 

Manage detailed candidate histories, state forms, reference responses, documents and confidentiality requirements from a secure platform. 

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“Being able to monitor applicant progress helps our recruiters stay engaged with applicants.” 

  Deputy Chris Smith, Larimer County Sheriff's Office
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WHY POWERDMS?

Complete Background Investigations Faster

When background investigations depend on paper packets, manual follow-ups, and disconnected review steps, qualified candidates may drop out to accept faster private-sector offers.

Challenges associated with manual processes include:

  • Processing delays from manual paper background binders that take up to six months to gather, review, and route across commands
  • Administrative waste from manually verifying cross-referenced address lists and employment timelines
  • Increased risk of missing conduct gaps during background review
  • Fragmented reference chains when personal references and past employers are chased through paper mailers or unmonitored phone logs
  • Significant feedback latency when case notes remain isolated on individual desks

Vetted replaces spreadsheets, paper binders, and email threads with one system for background investigation tasks, documents, notes, references, and approvals — helping agencies reduce delays, keep applicants engaged, and move qualified candidates toward hiring decisions faster. 

Traditional Approach vs. PowerDMS Vetted 

Traditional Approach
PowerDMS Vetted

Physical paper packets printed, stuffed, and mailed by hand 

Online personal history portal with secure document exchange 

Manual calendar date checks on Excel logs to trace gaps 

Automated timeline gap analysis highlighting windows instantly 

Chasing references manually via phone grids and paper mailers 

Real-time reference tracking with automated text and email alerts 

Mountains of unstructured PDFs slowing final command reviews 

Tabbed final report layout backed by an advanced DocuViewer 

Rigid pre-submissions blocking screening rules 

Configure preset rules on custom questions for local criteria 

See Vetted in Action 

Click through short product tours to see how Vetted works.  

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Common Questions About PowerDMS Vetted

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Vetted’s AI-generated reference summary helps investigators review long-form reference responses faster by turning written feedback into concise, professional summaries. Investigators can use those summaries to reduce manual report drafting while keeping the original reference responses available for review.

Chiefs of police, sheriffs, background investigators, professional standards commanders, internal affairs specialists, and corrections human resource directors should leverage the software. It is engineered explicitly for public safety teams burdened by long open vacancies, manual history calculations, or heavy paper tracking overhead. 

Vetted is an internal workflow engine built around public safety merit principles and process security, not a consumer background aggregator. Rather than simply running basic credit check links, it captures complete candidate context, manages custom review hierarchies, tracks post-agile interviews, and preserves data for full commission compliance checking. 

Vetted includes native integration with NEOGOV Insight (Applicant Tracking System), and passes hired profiles down into Onboard portals, electronic form registers, and CoreHR enterprise databases seamlessly, eliminating duplicate database tasks for human resource specialists. 

Full system configuration is achieved within a structured 90-to-120 day onboarding timeline managed by dedicated implementation consultants and solutions engineering specialists. This path guides your division through user profile imports, baseline administrative permission setup, custom notice template configuration, and user acceptance validation testing loops prior to live launch. 

Yes. Vetted includes advanced customization tools that allow human resource administrators to build custom questions into Personal History Statements and configure preset flagging rules for those unique entry fields, ensuring your automated alerts match your local pre-screening criteria. 

The software environment is hosted on secure, gov cloud architecture engineered explicitly to satisfy government information security policies and data validation regulations. The platform undergoes continuous independent third-party audits for data protection and confidential personnel histories. 

Yes. If an applicant submits an incomplete Personal History Statement, or if details are added during live interviews, investigators can edit sections directly on behalf of the job seeker. The platform tracks all changes automatically, preserving a complete audit trail of modifications. 

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Streamline Your Background Investigations 

Centralize paperwork, reduce duplicate entry, and onboard qualified public servants faster with Vetted.  

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