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| General Kelley Overhauls White House Security Clearance Procedure |
| 2018-02-17 |
| [MIL.com] WASHINGTON ‐ Chief of staff John Kelly is ordering changes to the White House security clearance process after allegations against an ex-aide. Kelly sent a memo Friday to top White House aides in which he proposed several changes. He acknowledged that the White House "must do better" in handing clearances. The issue has been in the spotlight for two weeks since it was revealed that former staff secretary Rob Porter had an interim clearance that allowed him access to classified material despite allegations of spousal abuse from two ex-wives. Kelly has come under fire since Porter's resignation. The chief of staff also called for the FBI and Justice Department to hand-deliver completed background checks to the White House counsel office. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 This was deliberate slow rolling. I agree. The Washington Free Beacon reported in January 2017 about revelations that the FBI had denied Ben Rhodes an interim security clearance during the 2008 Obama transition and that the House investigation leader into the subject asked, “Why was Ben Rhodes the only applicant out of 187 to be rejected for an interim security clearance?” So the interim security clearance exists, and was applied to President Obama’s people during the transition — excepting the slimy little novelist who prided himself on creating an echo chamber around the Iran deal, and yet he was eventually was given a full fledged clearances. We are now over a year away from President Trump’s inauguration, and even farther from the transition. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-02-17 11:17 |
| #2 The question is not why did they not have a clearance. The question is why after a year there are still staff members waiting on their clearance? Clearances can take some time in the Que. The presidents staff should go to the front of that line, not get stuck in line with every other person. This was deliberate slow rolling. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2018-02-17 10:30 |
| #1 Here's a suggestion. Have the Secret Service conduct a final review of the submitted e-QIP Security Clearance Backgroud Investigation Application. Be sure to go over the penalties for failure to report, false reporting, or deception and rigorously enforce the penalties. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-02-17 08:01 |