Drug and credit background? Great! These surely are some indication of clearance-worthy or not. But what about past known subversive associates? That’s an even better indicator, certainly. obama himself, hillary herself could not have passed that one.
Oh, but those were special cases huh?
“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.