AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Exhibit 2.3

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 (this “Amendment”) to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 9, 2008, by and among US Investigations Services, LLC (“Parent”), a Delaware limited liability company, Hercules Acquisition Corp. (“Purchaser”), a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, and HireRight, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), as amended on July 23, 2008 (the “Merger Agreement”), is entered into as of July 29, 2008, by and among Parent, Purchaser and the Company.

WHEREAS, Parent, Purchaser and the Company desire to amend certain terms of the Merger Agreement as set forth below.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises herein made, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

1.             Merger Consideration.

(a)                                  The second Recital to the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“WHEREAS, upon consummation of the Merger (as defined herein), each issued and outstanding share (each, a “Share,” and collectively, the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), will be converted into the right to receive $19.75 per share in cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.”