security clearance
noun
: special permission given only to people who are approved to know or see secret things
The documents are only available to people with security clearance from the government.
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Basically, he was confirmed on a party line vote in the U.S. Senate with Kamala Harris breaking the tie to put this person that should not even have a security clearance in the third-most powerful position at DOD.
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NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Cook, who has written about obtaining national security clearance, said any effect of Musk’s X post on his security clearance would depend on how his post was interpreted.
—Madison Czopek, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024
Israeli media reports say the case concerns the leak of classified information to two European media outlets by an advisor who may not have been formally employed and did not have security clearance, without naming the individual.
—Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
If his clearance was violated, the federal government's first step would be to verify if any classified information was leaked, followed by legal proceedings to have Musk defend his security clearance, Meyer said.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Cook, who has written about obtaining national security clearance, said any effect of Musk’s X post on his security clearance would depend on how his post was interpreted.
—Madison Czopek, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024
Israeli media reports say the case concerns the leak of classified information to two European media outlets by an advisor who may not have been formally employed and did not have security clearance, without naming the individual.
—Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
If his clearance was violated, the federal government's first step would be to verify if any classified information was leaked, followed by legal proceedings to have Musk defend his security clearance, Meyer said.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Security clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20clearance. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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