If you think this started with Obama, you are sorely mistaken. The Deep State has been waging war against patriots since Reagan.
The destruction of the vetting process really started with Clinton. Since fully half of his administration was ineligible for clearance under the old rules, he just changed them to accommodate his cronies. Combine this with ascendancy of political correctness and you end up with entire agencies staffed by anti-American zealots.
If you think it’s bad now, wait until the remnant of the Old Guard dies or retires. The are the last bulwark against complete submission to the globalist\anarchist agenda.
I read Unlimited Access back when it first came out. I still believe every word in it.