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Re:AWS hired 66 former US gov officials since 2018; half are... by austincheney on Friday June 04, 2021 @09:18PM (#27401039)
Interim secret clearances are routine, but not so much for TS. Unsurprisingly, it comes down to urgency of need and not anything else like seniority or authority. That explains why certain nobodies in the military can easily attain an interim but not senior officials working on presidential staff.
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Re:AWS hired 66 former US gov officials since 2018; half are... by TecoAndJix on Friday June 04, 2021 @10:32PM (#27401487)
I was a nobody in the military and had to get one at my first command until the investigation completed! Also - I heard from buddies still in/contracting that they increased the time period between needing to get reinvestigated? I did contracting for a while afterwards and have considered returning. I miss being mission focused rather than profit but the reinvestigation process/finding a sponsor is intimidating.
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