I agree with RZzzz that Mr. Clapper is hardly one to critique a system that he had control over for many years. I have also been involved in the DoD Personnel Security System for many years, on the ground, as an applicant, adjudicator, security manager and Facility Security Officer. The system is extremely damaged, if not actually broken. The example cited by Mr. Clapper could very well be true and is a prime example of the damage. The people overseeing this civilian employee did not do their due diligence. The individual’s records in JPAS and/or Scattered Castles (SC) should have been flagged for his conduct and he would never have gotten back into a cleared contractor position or any agency. Additionally, most if not all Government contracts require the Contracting Officer’s Rep (COR) approve all personnel assigned to the contract. It would be TOO easy for the COR to eliminate this individual based on knowledge of his conduct, providing the security office kept appropriate records and annotated JPAS and SC as they should have…