Can White House security clearance be yanked?

[FormerRepublican]

Does anybody know if the security clearance for the White House can be yanked? Would it be legal?

It's clear these yo-yo's are totally incapable of keeping a secret. We're at war. It would do far less damage to our country to yank their clearance than let them leak national security information to the press so our enemies can use it against us.

Remember 'loose lips sink ships'? That saying was used in WWII because they found it to be true.

Must we tolerate the leaky seive that is the White House in a time of war?

[LiberalFighter]

1. It's been done... at least temporarily

Others may have security clearance but not full blown.

Maybe I am reading the question wrong. When you say the White House do you mean gw*dipshit?????? :bounce:

[FormerRepublican]

2. I'd say anyone who's suspected in this fiasco should have clearance...

...yanked. Best way to plug the leaks, IMO.

[LiberalFighter]

3. If I understand correctly...

anyone from previous administrations that had security clearance continue to have security clearance although it may be limited to what they had access at the time. Previous administrations may be limited to just those in cabinet positions and White House staff.


Edit
Interesting piece

With security clearances, you'd really need to know what the appropriate "current regs" say. I'd be very cautious about sharing this information in a resume or cover letter (even though I've seen it done) since improperly disclosing that information could result in the loss of the clearance.

In the "old days", you were supposed to report to the FBI anyone who asked you about your security clearance, particularly if you had one above secret. You were definitely not supposed to be advertising that you had a clearance or what level clearance you had. It was the quickest way to have your clearance jerked.

There are also several different kinds of clearances - DoD, CIA, FBI, DoE, etc. And having a high DoD clearance doesn't mean that someone would be cleared by the CIA, FBI... They don't "transfer" from one to another.

In the current environment, I'd think that having a security clearance is, again, very sensitive. Obviously, for some jobs, you would be eliminated from consideration if you didn't have one. I might include a statement to the effect that information about a security clearance would be provided on an "appropriate need-to-know basis." In the civilian "spook" world, a reference to "having appropriate tickets punched" might be the proper lingo.

But, I would not be specific about agency or level, not even in a cover letter to that agency. Show respect for the clearance, follow the appropriate agency's regulations, and keep the clearance.