Breitbart
by IAN MASON6
6 Jun 2017
One of the shocking revelations of the developing Reality Winner leaks scandal is that the eccentrically-named 25-year-old was able to secure a “Top Secret” clearance as part of her contracting job.
Winner, a government contractor lately with Pluribus International, stands accused of leaking a classified National Security Agency report on Russian hackers during the 2016 elections to left-wing news site The Intercept.
As the government has grown ever more dependent on the security clearance system to maintain confidentiality, the number of Americans holding clearances has skyrocketed. A 2013 report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence found 4.9 million security clearances, 1.4 million of them Top Secret.
The massive list of positions both with the government and, like in Reality Winner’s case, with a private government contractor, that require clearances has led to a back log at the Office of Personnel Management that can create a major obstacle to government employment.
In the pressure to get people approved for the clearances needed, several embarrassing lapses in vetting have come to light. For example, Washington Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis held a clearance, despite clear indications of psychological problems and a years-long pattern of violent behavior.
In Ms. Winner’s case, being the arch-millennial her extensive social media presence suggests she is, she posted many of her views and impulses for the world to see. Several red flags stick out in hindsight as to her possible unsuitability for access to the nation’s sensitive intelligence and defense information.
#1 “Being White is Terrorism”(more insanity at link)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/06/6-insane-statements-that-didnt-stop-reality-winner-from-getting-top-secret-clearance/