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US intelligence boss to AP: Security clearances are 'broken'
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Posted on 02/13/2018 9:38:48 AM PST by Java4Jay
The U.S. government's system of security clearances for top officials is "broken" and must be completely overhauled, the Trump administration's intelligence chief told The Associated Press.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: billclinton; securityclearances
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Checking federal employees and private contractors is a laborious process that requires an extensive background check and an effort to judge a person's trustworthiness. Ninety-five percent of all background investigations are conducted by the National Background Investigations Bureau, which does some of the work itself and contracts the rest to private firms.
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posted on
02/13/2018 9:38:48 AM PST
by
Java4Jay
To: Java4Jay
Didn’t the Very Special Agents of the FBI used to do this work?
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posted on
02/13/2018 9:40:34 AM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Java4Jay
At the hearings, wish someone asked Wray how Huma ever got her clearance. If she did, that is.
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posted on
02/13/2018 9:40:45 AM PST
by
Basket_of_Deplorables
(SEDITION! Obama DOJ colluded to try overthrow the President!)
To: Java4Jay
First clue there was a problem was when a sketchy character named Hussein was snuck into the oval office.
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posted on
02/13/2018 9:41:51 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Java4Jay
Do Hillary and Huma still have their clearances?
What about strozk and page?
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posted on
02/13/2018 9:42:02 AM PST
by
z3n
To: Java4Jay
The Clinton’s broke the process, in 1992.
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posted on
02/13/2018 9:43:36 AM PST
by
JohnnyP
(Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
To: Basket_of_Deplorables
We now know Huma was traveling back to Saudi to visit her parents who are big in the Muslim Brotherhood. How does that work?
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posted on
02/13/2018 9:47:15 AM PST
by
Oldexpat
To: Oldexpat
She probably took Weiner’s laptop with her, too.
Great way to get classified intel to the enemy; without having to worry about the NSA sniffing and storing these emails as they transferred over the Internet. No link as to who they were sent to beyond that little bitty mistake—without intent, of course—that Hillary made by sending them to Huma in the first place.
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posted on
02/13/2018 9:50:40 AM PST
by
Alas Babylon!
(Keep fighting the Left and their Fake News!)
To: JohnnyP
"The Clintons broke the process, in 1992."
Exactly.
I'm sure they had plenty of help from go-along-to-get-along Republicans.
In retrospect, it will probably be seen as an outcome of having the Baby Boom generation in charge.
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posted on
02/13/2018 9:51:08 AM PST
by
indthkr
To: Java4Jay
Back in my Q clearance days in the 80’s it was done by the Office of Personnel Management. They would go around and talk to all of your friends, family, and neighbors.
The initial screening was done by contractors
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posted on
02/13/2018 9:52:54 AM PST
by
shotgun
To: Basket_of_Deplorables
A good read about how the Clintons got their clearances (but should not have) by Gary Aldrich
Unlimited Access
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posted on
02/13/2018 9:52:55 AM PST
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: Java4Jay
It is completely broken. OPM is incompetent and the loss of taxpayer money due to delays and thus the inability to support the mission is almost incalculable.
To: Java4Jay
It is completely broken. OPM is incompetent and the loss of taxpayer money due to delays and thus the inability to support the mission is almost incalculable.
To: Java4Jay
Ninety-five percent of all background investigations are conducted by the National Background Investigations Bureau, which does some of the work itself and contracts the rest to private firms.
My daughter has a friend who does this for one of the private contractors. His resume prior to that consists of fry cook at Wendy's and doing desktop support for a local government.
His main qualification was that he was willing to move to a remote West Virginia town where this job was located, thanks to the largesse of the late Robert C. Byrd.
To: JohnnyP
Yep. While at MIOBC and MICCC, my observations to the 901st and 902nd were “round filed”. Reports: infidelity, lying to your superior officer, bringing electronics into SCIF, foreign born spouses, anti American feelings, etc. They just didn’t care.
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posted on
02/13/2018 9:56:04 AM PST
by
DCBryan1
(Quit calling them liberals, progressives, or Democrats. Call them what they are: COMMUNISTS!)
To: JohnnyP
The Clintons broke the process, in 1992.This. The Clinton WH had top people running things who were NEVER qualified for security clearances. They just ignored the requirement.
To: Java4Jay
Hillary, Huma, and Obamas selling out the country to the enemies has proven that its broken.
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posted on
02/13/2018 9:57:55 AM PST
by
Old Yeller
(Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
To: rjsimmon
I reference that book ALL-THE-TIME on this issue. That was when security REALLY became broken. I was going to write a lengthy post until I saw yours...beat me to it!
The Clinton Administration, from the aides up to the President and First Lady (and everyone in between) not only DID NOT comply with security requirements, they openly, and with the full approval of everyone at the top, ignored, ridiculed, and flaunted security requirements.
There were people who worked there for years on temporary passes!
You know all this, you read it...I recommend it to all Freepers.
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posted on
02/13/2018 10:01:15 AM PST
by
rlmorel
(Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette)
To: Java4Jay
How did Hillary get a security clearance? Or Obama for that matter?
To: DCBryan1
In the 70’s many security checks were done by DODNACC department of defense national agency check center. Army administered, field agents talked with lots of people. Drugs, alcohol, mental health, criminal records and more such as close relatives in foreign countries or having relationship to questionable organizations and you got no clearance!
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posted on
02/13/2018 10:05:06 AM PST
by
cotton
(one way, one truth, the life.)
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