As expected, the US has begun to fear whistleblowers and it appears they have begun a review of the security clearances of approximately 5 million people.
According to Politico, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is questioning why more than 1.4 million people have been given a “Top Secret” security clearance, given that the vast majority of individuals defy the meaning of the term. He also stated that another 3.5 million Americans have lower security clearance levels.
The security and vetting process for intelligence agencies has been called into question after the Snowden, but also after other similar incidents, such as the Navy Yard shootings.
[quote]“I am writing to express my concern about the threats to national security posed by the increasing number of individuals with eligibility for access to classified national security information, particularly Top Secret (TS) and Top Secret/Secure Compartmented Information (TS/SCI),”
Clapper wrote in a document dated late October.
The services were asked to examine which employees absolutely needed to have access to such information and to revoke access to those who did not meet the conditions.
