Former DNI Director Says Clearance System is Broken

“You’re better off just asking the full spectrum of questions regardless of case types to avoid the RZ.”
And what a prime example of time, talent, and resources wasted in order to avoid the inexcusable harassment that inevitably follows. I don’t condone it, but I do understand it. And then it leads to this: Investigators taking the path of least resistance. In one brief example we see two of the many toxins undermining the present system that will keep it ‘broken’ unless systematic reform is undertaken. At its core are issues of personal integrity and pressures attendant to making a living. I know many fine investigators, like MagnumPII, who are facing ridiculous obstacles that lead to rationalizing motives and methods in order to meet questionable ‘standards’ and metrics. Meantime, the whole enterprise suffers.