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politicaljunkie41910

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20. I didn't work for a presidential campaign.

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #19)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 05:13 PM

Feb 2018

I worked for DoD for 27 years on some of the most secured programs. No one (not federal employees or contractor employees) gained access, to the secured facilities or to any classified information until their background investigation was completed and their security clearance received.

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As someone who used to work in a classified environment, NO ONE in our organization received access [View all] politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2018 OP

Indeed, I was paid for a couple months to do almost literally nothing while waiting for mine unblock Feb 2018 #1

I worked on an Air Force base in the mental health unit Phoenix61 Feb 2018 #2

Wilford Hall? Stryst Feb 2018 #3

Nope, Tyndall AFB nt Phoenix61 Feb 2018 #4

Never once deployed from Tyndall Stryst Feb 2018 #12

Here in the EU Thyla Feb 2018 #5

Any agency, even partially clandestine, BobTheSubgenius Feb 2018 #6

I've held clearances also.... getagrip_already Feb 2018 #7

This is one of the first things that needs to fixed askyagerz Feb 2018 #8

"...an affront to all the men and women who protected that data on a daily basis..." Grins Feb 2018 #9

Same here - there was such a thing as interim CONFIDENTIAL but that's very very limited access. lagomorph777 Feb 2018 #10

I'm a teacher and we have to go through FBI fingerprinting every six years. caballojm Feb 2018 #11

But her emails IronLionZion Feb 2018 #13

SAME HERE!!!!!! SkyDaddy7 Feb 2018 #14

In total agreement... Kensan Feb 2018 #15

I don't know how the 'official' process works for the president to declassify information. I do know politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2018 #16

In addition to having the proper clearance, you also must have... LuckyCharms Feb 2018 #17

30-40 in WH still have interim clearances. moondust Feb 2018 #18

I conducted SSBI's and suitably investigations and this is not normal. NightWatcher Feb 2018 #19

I didn't work for a presidential campaign. politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2018 #20