Several White House staffers were dismissed Thursday morning after failing FBI background checks, according to sources familiar with the matter
Some of the aides were "walked out of the building by security" on Wednesday after not passing the SF86, a Questionnaire for National Security Positions for security clearance.
Among those who won't be working at the White House was President Donald Trump’s director of scheduling, Caroline Wiles, the daughter of Susan Wiles, Trump’s Florida campaign director and former chief of staff to Governor Rick Scott. Wiles, who resigned Friday before the background check was completed, was appointed deputy assistant secretary before the inauguration in January. Two sources close to Wiles said she will get another job in Treasury.
She's among others who failed to pass the intensive background check, which includes questions on the applicant's credit score, substance use and other personal subjects.
A White House spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
Credit is BY FAR the most disqualifying factor when it comes to being denied access on the SF86. They don't go off of your credit score though. They go off of deliquencies. So, you can have a 580 credit score, and still get access. The line of reasoning is that severe indebtedness makes you far more sucesptible to bribery.
Other factors include foreign contracts, which is probably the second most common disqualier.
Other factors can include personal affiliations (being a member of the KKK, etc.), drug and alcohol abuse, and criminal charges.
Credit scores can get you thrown out? I know it doesn't say these people were because of that, but it seems a bit crazy to me.
Bad credit scores can severley limit your ability to get security clearances. If you can't get clearance, you can't work for the Pres. This happens a lot in the military. If you can;t keep up your credit score and constantly have money problems, you ain't gonna get a clearance (you may be susceptible to money bribes from bad people)
This has to happen to every new administration but because this is Trump its a fucking headline.
Credit is BY FAR the most disqualifying factor when it comes to being denied access on the SF86. They don't go off of your credit score though. They go off of deliquencies. So, you can have a 580 credit score, and still get access. The line of reasoning is that severe indebtedness makes you far more sucesptible to bribery.
Other factors include foreign contracts, which is probably the second most common disqualier.
Other factors can include personal affiliations (being a member of the KKK, etc.), drug and alcohol abuse, and criminal charges.
Credit scores can get you thrown out? I know it doesn't say these people were because of that, but it seems a bit crazy to me.
Bad credit scores can severley limit your ability to get security clearances. If you can't get clearance, you can't work for the Pres. This happens a lot in the military. If you can;t keep up your credit score and constantly have money problems, you ain't gonna get a clearance (you may be susceptible to money bribes from bad people)
This has to happen to every new administration but because this is Trump its a fucking headline.
Credit is BY FAR the most disqualifying factor when it comes to being denied access on the SF86. They don't go off of your credit score though. They go off of deliquencies. So, you can have a 580 credit score, and still get access. The line of reasoning is that severe indebtedness makes you far more sucesptible to bribery.
Other factors include foreign contracts, which is probably the second most common disqualier.
Other factors can include personal affiliations (being a member of the KKK, etc.), drug and alcohol abuse, and criminal charges.
Credit is BY FAR the most disqualifying factor when it comes to being denied access on the SF86. They don't go off of your credit score though. They go off of deliquencies. So, you can have a 580 credit score, and still get access. The line of reasoning is that severe indebtedness makes you far more sucesptible to bribery.
Other factors include foreign contracts, which is probably the second most common disqualier.
Other factors can include personal affiliations (being a member of the KKK, etc.), drug and alcohol abuse, and criminal charges.
Fuck that long ass SF86.... fifteen years worth of friends bullshit lol
Credit is BY FAR the most disqualifying factor when it comes to being denied access on the SF86. They don't go off of your credit score though. They go off of deliquencies. So, you can have a 580 credit score, and still get access. The line of reasoning is that severe indebtedness makes you far more sucesptible to bribery.
Other factors include foreign contracts, which is probably the second most common disqualier.
Other factors can include personal affiliations (being a member of the KKK, etc.), drug and alcohol abuse, and criminal charges.
I understand all of the requirements needed but regarding alcohol abuse, how do they determine that? The reason I ask is that I assume they do clearance checks for presidents but didn't Bush have a DUI?
I worked for a large aerospace firm on the west coast and had to hire a security officer for a plant. We moved the head of security of our San Diego office over to take the job and he FAILED. Turns out a divorce he had forced him to declare bankrupcy. They made everybody in my group apply for secret clearence, i lucked out as i was from the east coast and on tempoary assignment [4 months].