PwnallthethingsI have some, uh, ... questions about the .... diligence ... of this leaker's clearance process
Hate to generalize, but just gonna say it as I see it: if you have the insignia of the Russian General Staff prominently on display in your bedroom, USG probably shouldn't give you a TS/SCI and let you wander round the IT networks where the JCS daily brief is freely available for you to print out and take home
kravietz 🦇No idea how it’s done in the US, but I’d assume the process of granting them is largely based on self-declaration (“did you knowingly X” forms) and things they can check because it’s in their databases (e.g. foreign trips). Obviously, they would have learned about the bedroom only if someone recognized it and denounced him.
@kravietz For TS/SCI, no, it's very much not generally just a self-declaration.
So background checks involving cops visiting you at home and talking to neighbours?
Cory Foy@kravietz @Pwnallthethings Generally yes *especially* at the TS/SCI level. However there can be waivers in place granting you need-to-know access in specific cases without actually holding the clearance.