5 years to get rid of them? I don’t agree. The bureaucracy badly needs trimming. The day they are terminated or retire they should lose their clearances as would happen in any business. Just plain COMMON SENSE!
“5 years to get rid of them? I don’t agree.”
If they officially lost their “need to know”, they would effectively loose their clearance on day one. It would allow it to be reversed however if need be without going through the process again. That way it could be applied across the board for everyone and not targeting just the bad guys.