Wait, What?
May. 18th, 2006 12:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
forsythA minor billing dispute between the Pentagon and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is threatening operations throughout the U.S. national security community.
Last month, OPM -- which currently handles background investigations and issues security clearances for the defense/intelligence community -- abruptly announced it was shutting down the clearance process for new employees.
So, um. The Pentagon doesn't want to pay the Office of Personnel Management $40 million, so they've stopped doing security clearances. So they can't hire new people for any job requiring security clearances. Over $40 million. Which is an assload of money, but the Pentagon misplaces that much money every morning. Who put people that incompetent in charge?
Oh yeah.
Last month, OPM -- which currently handles background investigations and issues security clearances for the defense/intelligence community -- abruptly announced it was shutting down the clearance process for new employees.
So, um. The Pentagon doesn't want to pay the Office of Personnel Management $40 million, so they've stopped doing security clearances. So they can't hire new people for any job requiring security clearances. Over $40 million. Which is an assload of money, but the Pentagon misplaces that much money every morning. Who put people that incompetent in charge?
Oh yeah.
