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Six White House staffers fired after failing security test
Washington Examiner ^ | 2/16/17 | Anna Giaritelli

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.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: backgroundchecks; fbi; security; sf86; trump; whitehouse
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To: markomalley

The SF 86 is the basic application for Federal service. From there, all fed employee applicants have a basic back ground check. Then more as clearance requires. The SF 86 Is not a security questionnaire.


41 posted on 02/16/2017 10:34:24 PM PST by HollyB
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To: pfflier

That’s exactly what I thought too. Journalists are truly stupid these days. They didn’t even bother to check what an SF86 was.


42 posted on 02/16/2017 10:36:16 PM PST by HollyB
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To: Migraine

“Wiles had resigned on Friday before the results of the test were released. “

The SF86 is not a test. It’s an application. The journalist is referring to this incorrectly. It appears these employees were hired expecting there not to be an issues. But, there were - perhaps even some that you mentioned. But, it wasn’t a test.


43 posted on 02/16/2017 10:43:31 PM PST by HollyB
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To: marron

I don’t like the credit check system...if a person self discloses a bad credit number prior to hiring and has submitted to a program to repair their credit and to repay their debt, it should not preclude a good job at the white house, especially a loyal to the president sort of worker. Also credit scores are easy to correct once old debts are addressed, often within a year, especially if a person has had a history of making their payments on time over a period of 6 months!


44 posted on 02/16/2017 10:55:30 PM PST by mdmathis6 (BEWARE THE ABORTION POLITICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX!)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

If Habib remembers to take the bell off the collar nobody should know. :)


45 posted on 02/16/2017 10:57:33 PM PST by Proyecto Anonimo
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To: marron

Under Obama most of his top advisors and staff couldn’t pass a real security check. Jarrett? You’ve got to be kidding. Axelrod, all redded up from Chicago. Van Jones - you’ve got to be kidding. Anita the Maoist Dunn - No Way.

I’m worried the most about Ben Rhodes who is as close to a traitor as I’ve seen yet, despite the competition for that title.


46 posted on 02/16/2017 11:43:16 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

..the goat,....he lies...


47 posted on 02/16/2017 11:52:44 PM PST by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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To: markomalley

On the other hand, I have seen SF86’s where they honestly and openly talked about previous drug use and “passed” the background check.

And if you are completely open and honest about the foreclosure, that will get a “go” also. It is when you “forget” the incident, or slightly change the facts, that it gets you in trouble.


48 posted on 02/17/2017 12:50:05 AM PST by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: HollyB
The SF 86 is the basic application for Federal service. From there, all fed employee applicants have a basic back ground check. Then more as clearance requires. The SF 86 Is not a security questionnaire.

Form: SF86 Questionnaire for National Security Positions

49 posted on 02/17/2017 12:56:51 AM PST by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: wbarmy
It is when you “forget” the incident, or slightly change the facts, that it gets you in trouble.

Exactly. I always tell any new person that he/she needs to pretend that this is like going to confession (particularly with an SSBI). It's far better to list everything and be overly scrupulous than to leave something off. There are always mitigating factors for everything except one: attempting to deceive.

50 posted on 02/17/2017 1:00:26 AM PST by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: KrisKrinkle
You pass or fail the security check for which the SF86 provides information.

True enough.

However, in a way, a person can fail the SF86: by lying when filling it out or "forgetting" an excessive amount of information.

51 posted on 02/17/2017 1:02:52 AM PST by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: HarleyD
If Caroline Wiles committed a minor offense sometimes in her past, Trump seems like he’s just trying to be fair-not heartless.

Often, it's not the minor offenses that get people. It's lying about them.

Get caught lying on your background check and right off the bat, you've demonstrated you can't be trusted.

52 posted on 02/17/2017 1:32:16 AM PST by Drew68
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To: HarleyD

Absolutely.

Some credit dings are medical bills, or other things not related to binge shopping.

My son was arrested for a forgotten speeding ticket.

Let’s get a little grip here...None of us walk on water.


53 posted on 02/17/2017 4:24:57 AM PST by mom4melody
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To: markomalley

Or...the standard being used by the FBI is extra stringent and inflexible for Trump to undermine his administration.


54 posted on 02/17/2017 4:53:59 AM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: FreedomStar3028

“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.”

A polygraph test administered by a trained expert can reliably reveal if the subject is being “deceptive” which is arguably different from “lying.” A good friend of mine (now retired) was a branch chief in the CIA’s old Soviet Defense Analysis unit. He was polygraphed every six months, as were others in his branch. My friend claimed that the agency’s internal security people didn’t care much about the substance of your answers to their questions as long as you weren’t being deceptive about your answers.


55 posted on 02/17/2017 8:51:00 AM PST by riverdawg
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To: Drew68

“Often, it’s not the minor offenses that get people. It’s lying about them.

Get caught lying on your background check and right off the bat, you’ve demonstrated you can’t be trusted.”

Exactly.


56 posted on 02/17/2017 8:57:14 AM PST by riverdawg
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To: ExNewsExSpook

Remember when the WH was closed to guest because of the smells in the WH. Some people said it was the smell of pot


57 posted on 02/17/2017 8:57:28 AM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: markomalley

Ok, you caught me. Yes, it was I who stole the pen from the office.


58 posted on 02/17/2017 10:21:30 AM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: markomalley

I know what it is, I have personally filled one out.


59 posted on 02/17/2017 1:09:45 PM PST by HollyB
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That’s why I say - the information that is used on it - is probably standard for everyone entering the federal gov, unless you are a cashier at the base and even then, one would need that information since they are entering the base.


60 posted on 02/17/2017 1:12:41 PM PST by HollyB
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