Posted on 02/16/2017 6:14:29 PM PST by markomalley
The White House dismissed six aides on Thursday after the staffers failed FBI background checks. Some of the aides were physically "walked out of the building by security" a day earlier.
Those affected had failed the SF86, a Questionnaire for National Security Positions used to determine whether a government employee is eligible for a security clearance. The test takes into consideration a person's credit score, substance use and various personal subjects.
Caroline Wiles was among the six escorted off the property. Wiles worked as Trump's scheduling director and is the daughter of Susan Wiles, who managed Trump's Florida campaign.
Wiles had resigned on Friday before the results of the test were released. She had worked s deputy assistant secretary during the transition period. Sources told Politico she is going to work for the Treasury Department in light of her inability to return to the White House.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
Well maybe I should send in my resume.
What makes you think they had their backgrounds checked? They did work for democrats after all. We already know in what high regard they hold National Security.
I’ve filled out 3 of them in my time.
no lie detector tests??
Is this real news? If so, it’s a HUGE story, far bigger than Trumps combative Press Conference. This is an earthquake with few precedents.
The article mentions “Caroline.”
From what I've seen, polygraphs are done after the background investigation is completed. In that way they can verify what they've found during the investigation.
See here: ICPG 704.6 - Conduct of Polygraph Examinations for Personnel Security Vetting
Since these people apparently failed the background investigation then there would be no need for a polygraph.
No, it’s a final firming up of the WH staff. Takes a couple months. He is operating with a TRANSITION staff, while he builds the PERMANENT one. Geesh.
Some jobs you just don’t need a security clearance. If Caroline Wiles committed a minor offense sometimes in her past, Trump seems like he’s just trying to be fair-not heartless.
I guess people’s memory are not what they used to be. Back when Billy Jeff Clinton, or as I call him, the Hillbilly Whorehopper, back when over half his nominations and hires could not pass drug screening, he changed hiring practices and hired all of them under some other classification that did not require any urine, hair, or blood samples. Creepozoids all.
You don't "fail" a SF86. The form itself has no "pass/fail" criteria. The document itself is information that you provide for background investigators to check out and validate.
The background investigation resulting from that information may result in prejudicial information and findings.
That information is then submitted to the requesting agency which ultimately decides whether a clearance is granted.
This is the way the system is supposed to work. Readers may recall that Ben Rhodes, Obama’s former Deputy NSA, ran into the same problem back in 2009. He was cleared anyway. I wonder how many other Obama staffers failed their initial background checks and were still given clearances.
Not for the initial check; if they’re moving into specified TS/SCI billets, they will need a polygraph and receive periodic re-exams. Not all TS/SCI positions required a poly, or at least that was the case when I was a military intelligence officer and later, a DoD civilian.
Sounds like some of these folks were only going for Secret clearances, based on the types of positions they were holding. Once again, the system is working the way it should.
Big change from recent Democrat administrations. I remember the quote from Gary Aldrich, the former FBI agent who exposed some of the blatant security problems in the Clinton White House. As he said, famously: “We’re clearing people we ought to be putting handcuffs on.” As he noted, some of the stuff on SF86s from the Clinton staff was absolutely mind-blowing, and the vast majority were still cleared.
“So you tell me...”
I never before heard the SF86 referred to as a test, like you have to get so many correct answers to get a passing grade. It was never presented to me as a test. I don’t see how it can be viewed as a test except maybe as a test of one’s honesty and memory.
It’s been awhile, but I don’t recall that you pass or fail the SF86. You pass or fail the security check for which the SF86 provides information.
Bill Clinton wouldn’t have passed a security check.
I filled one out for my step-son (autistic) a few years back... for a "secret" clearance when he got a job (with other handicapped guys) at the Trident Sub base in WA. Somehow he managed to get approved... has no credit history at all since he can't even read/write.
There is no security clearance process for federal elected officials.
“Forgetting about a drug conviction (yes, I’ve seen that before)
Claiming to have graduated college when degree withheld due to unpaid debts to the school (yes, I’ve seen that before)
Claiming no financial problem but forgetting about having a house foreclosed and two cars repo’d (yes, I’ve seen that one before too)
Being married and giving a on-the-side girlfriend as a reference (yes, I’ve even seen that one once)”
Yeah but the rest of my SF86 was pristine!
LOL!
An unverifiable test with zero credibility at all.
The only way you can tell if someone is lying when hooked up to a lie detector is if they tell you they are lying.
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