After the cases of Manning, Snowden, and now Winner one wonders about such people managed to get and hold a clearance. Is the background check now that sloppy or are they getting let through on purpose. Either way, it's worrisome.
The budget has a 20% decrease to DOE office of science, 20% cut to NIH. NASA also gets a cut. This will have a huge negative effect on the lab. Crazy, juts crazy. He also wants to cut NEA and PBS, this may not seem like a big deal but they get very little money and do great things.
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Did the leaked document reveal sources?
You get to retake the annual security refresher, 7:33 am.
The one striking common denominator is all three where in their mid-20s when they leaked classified information after getting their TSCs in their early 20s.
It may be that background investigations need to take a much more detailed look at those under 30. Granting a high level security clearance to "kids" in their early 20s while in the military and renewing them under the assumption that they see the world the same in their later post-service years, may be the error.
June 10, 2017 at 6:50 PM
Winner was active military. Politically incorrect to say so, but I've known more military folk with "sketchy" backgrounds and attitudes than scientists or bureaucrats.
Its the liberals. They lack the toughness to lose and carry on. If they don't get their way they rebel or kill. Laws only apply if you like them.
In fact, in the late 1700s they actually rebelled against their King and tried to set up their own little country. Sad.
Your posting is out of line - no attacks or denigrating words about other posters.
Second question: Why do you care if it's not about you? Your "rule" is simply incompatible with an anonymous blog.
Why do I care? The posters here, including you are the guests of the blog. As such they deserve a measure of respect. Name-calling, rude speech, and other offensive behavior drives away visitors - eventually killing any forum where such activity is allowed to fester. Finally, I don't like bullying, putting another person down in order to make themselves feel good.
Despite the innuendo some have made, I don't kill postings based in my personal likes or dislikes of the topic. Blog activity logs can back me up on that. My job is to moderate, make sure that things run smoothly and with a measure of civil behavior. I don't care what your opinions are, just show some maturity.
June 19, 2017 at 2:16 PM
Pity that you don't recognize that is exactly what you are doing.
June 19, 2017 at 2:16 PM
Yep, says it all.