Security clearance points to problems with access to secrets
WASHINGTON (AP) " A government backlog of 700,000 security clearance reviews has led agencies like the Defense Department to inadvertently issue interim passes to criminals " even rapists and killers " prompting calls for better and faster vetting of people with access to the nation's secrets.The pileup, which is government-wide, is causing work delays for both federal and private intelligence efforts. It takes about four months to acquire a clearance to gain access to "secret" [...]
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