I agree with these comments. One of the final comments should be stressed and that is once an individual leaves a project or a job, their access to the classified information is removed. The clearance goes into a dormant state until a new sponsor applies on the individual’s behalf for new access - ie a change of job may take a couple of weeks to transfer from one sponsor to another. In the case of these gov officials, once they leave office, their access should be removed and they never again receive any program-related information. They maintain their clearance, but it is shelved in the event they assume a new position with the same access requirement. BUT LIKE ANY OTHER CIVILIAN, ONCE THEIR SHELVED ACCESS EXPIRES, THEY SHOULD LOSE NOT ONLY ACCESS, BUT THE CLEARANCE ITSELF. HRC has been out of office since February 2013, at most she should have retained a clearance for five years aftwards, but she should have had access to NO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION SINCE 2013.
Do Presidents ever lose their clearance after their terms? Perhaps HRC gets her info through Bill?
He’s been rather quiet lately.