Academy contract workers indicted Published July 15, 2003 SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- Federal and military law enforcement organizations joined forces to identify 44 people for allegedly using fraudulent identification information to gain access to the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.Of the 44 contract employees indicted by a federal grand jury, 27 were arrested July 15, according to a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado.According to the release, most military installation officials in Colorado in the past relied on their civilian contractors to determine the true identity of their civilian workers. Workers then received credentials for access to the installation. However, after the terrorist attacks Sept, 11, 2001, military officials have been urged to set up procedures to independently verify a civilian employee’s identity. At the academy, civilian employees of contractors are independently interviewed by law enforcement authorities. The contract employees' documents are also checked and criminal records reviewed before issuing security credentials.This investigation was conducted by officials from the academy, the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.