[scrabblehack]

Back in the day, uncleared employees and contractors got unclassified work from DoD - they couldn’t get classified work until they got their clearances. I’m not sure how it is now.

[mass55th]

It's not new. One of the big issues with the Clinton White House was that many of the staff working there weren't able to get clearance.

EXCERPTS FROM THE CLINTON SECURITY CLEARANCE MELT-DOWN: ‘NO-GATE’ DEMONSTRATES ‘IT’S THE PEOPLE, STUPID’

The Washington Times wrote about the Clinton Admin problem in 2018, and ex-FBI agent Gary Aldrich wrote about it in his 1996 book: Unlimited Access: An FBI Agent Inside the Clinton White House.