Lose your clearance and you just might lose that fat consulting job. D.C. Area is full of ex government or military employees who join consulting firms upon completing service. Employees count on their skill, contacts still working within the government, and clearances to save time and money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH-wMBiPWp8
bongino has a full breakdown on this show.
Oh, no! Without those security clearances, they will have to do what all the rest of us have to do to earn our livings — something productive.
Seems the thought of that has them wetting themselves.