[rdcbn1]

Back in the Cold War days of the black programs there were employees who used the secrecy of their security clearance to get away with murder.

They had cases where people literally went into their offices , closed the door and did nothing at all for years on end.

The only reason they were discovered was because the Cold War ended.

[GOPJ]

While initially crafted, perhaps, with honorable intentions to shield 'classified' operations from hostile eyes, SFFAS 56 now threatens the very transparency and public accountability that sustain a free government. Federal agencies are allowed to use SFFAS 56 to hide spending they desire to be 'classified' from the American people, Congress, and even the President of the United States.

Bad people seek out dark places to do their evil - it might have started as 'honorable' but that tag flew the coop decades ago...