HireRight is a leading provider of on-demand employment background checks, drug screening and I-9 employment eligibility solutions that help organizations efficiently implement, manage and control employment screening programs. Many companies, including more than one third of the Fortune 500, trust HireRight.
1966 – HireRight sister company, General Information Services (GIS), begins serving the insurance industry
1981 – Drive-a-Check (DAC) services become available for the transportation market, first through Chek-Driver Inc. and then through Transportation Information Services
1990 – HireRight, Inc., predecessor of HireRight, LLC, is founded
1995 – Due Diligence, Inc. is founded to provide court record retrieval services
1997 – HireRight launches the world's first Internet-based background screening solution
1999 – HireRight sister company, backgroundchecks.com, begins serving the staffing industry
2000 – HireRight develops the world's first pre-integrated screening solution, partnering with PeopleSoft
2001 – USIS acquires Transportation Information Services (aka DAC Services) and Due Diligence, Inc.
2004 – Backgroundchecks.com joins the GIS family of companies, bringing its national criminal database
2008 – HireRight launches the world's first Web 2.0 screening management application
2008 – HireRight successfully merges with USIS
2009 – HireRight acquires NDI, creating a full-service drug and health screening offering for customers
2010 – HireRight acquires Powerchex and the Background Screening division of Kroll, expanding its global and segment-based capabilities in Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific
2011 – HireRight establishes EMEA headquarters in London
2014 – HireRight establishes Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore, signifying its commitment to the Asia market
2015 – HireRight improves candidate experience for background checks with next generation applicant center
2016 – HireRight continues global expansion with new office in Dubai
2017 – Fingerprint Solutions joins the GIS family of companies, bringing its fingerprint-data switching technology
2018 – HireRight opens office in Mexico City, adding further support in Latin America
2018 – HireRight and General Information Services (“GIS”) are brought together under common ownership
2018 – HireRight Achieves Background Screening Credentialing Council Accreditation (PBSA)
2018 – GIS acquires the business of BackTrack, Inc., an Ohio-based background screener
2019 – HireRight unveils new look and feel as integration with GIS is completed
2019 – HireRight acquires PeopleCheck (serving Australia) and J-Screen (serving Japan and South Korea)
2020 – HireRight Ranked Among Top Pre-Employment Screening Providers by HRO Today