[FunkyZero]

oh, and I almost forgot my other thought...

how does one get a security clearance that high with a background that includes an extremely abrasive personality like described in this article. Generally, the first indication you are a hard-headed know it all gets your consideration red stamped forever. Sounds like they may have interviewed one person who just didn't like the guy or something.

[null and void]

You get the job in spite of the personality if you have a skill in short enough supply. As someone once told Dr. Gregory House, 'you must be really good at what you do, or else no one would let a person like you work for them'.

Sounds like they may have interviewed one person who just didn't like the guy or something.

Well, when the goal is to impugn the leaker, he's going to be reported as a total clymer no matter who they interview, or what they had to say.

[Strategerist]

how does one get a security clearance that high with a background that includes an extremely abrasive personality like described in this article. Generally, the first indication you are a hard-headed know it all gets your consideration red stamped forever

If abrasive, hard-headed knowitalls couldn't get security clearances then we'd neither have a military or any new military technology.

How many US World War II generals and admirals would get their clearances denied under your criteria (or if you also denied them to anyone weird or eccentric in any way)? How many technology innovators would also have their clearances denied? Kelly Johnson? No U-2 and no SR-71 Blackbird, then.