TheStroBro wrote:
I'd be good if both lost theirs. And about 10k other assholes working as consultants for think tanks that have no need to know. If they end up needing to know they can go through the investigation again.
That sounds like a kind of ridiculous way to waste money, time, and manpower.
We're already woefully behind in conducting clearance investigations. Why would we revoke clearances, and force ourselves to spend more resources conducting a new investigation for people we know still meet the requirements and are likely to be hired or asked to do work that requires a clearance?
Clearance doesn't mean these people have access to any classified information except when they have a need to know for some reason, such as a consulting situation. It's not like having a clearance means they get to just walk into any govt facility and access classified info. All it means is that, if they are asked to consult, or if they are hired into a job that does classified business with the govt, they are already cleared for a certain level of information.
Slowguy
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