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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Mark Zaid, a whistleblower attorney with a security clearance who represents many of the victims, said there's little doubt in his mind that Russia is involved and that the latest reporting should move the needle.
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Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024
The film also chronicles Oppenheimer’s tense relationship with bureaucrat Lewis Strauss (Downey), who engineered a push to remove Oppenheimer’s postwar security clearance during the McCarthy era.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
The story follows the career of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), from his efforts at Los Alamos to build the weapons of mass destruction that ended the war to his eventual fall from grace during a security clearance hearing.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
But those who do may find that parts of their criminal records remain visible to potential employers, if the person conducting the background check has a law enforcement-level security clearance, Smeeton said.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2024
Roger Robb tries to intimidate Kitty Jason Clarke plays Roger Robb, the prosecutor seeking to revoke Oppenheimer’s security clearance.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
Musk’s government security clearance is at risk, likewise.
—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 Feb. 2024
This means the Space Force needs to entrust more real-time operational decisions to junior officers who may not hold a top-level security clearance.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
The filing also asked for additional information about a security clearance from the Energy Department that Trump somehow maintained well after leaving office.
—Alan Feuer, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024
The film also chronicles Oppenheimer’s tense relationship with bureaucrat Lewis Strauss (Downey), who engineered a push to remove Oppenheimer’s postwar security clearance during the McCarthy era.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
The story follows the career of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), from his efforts at Los Alamos to build the weapons of mass destruction that ended the war to his eventual fall from grace during a security clearance hearing.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
But those who do may find that parts of their criminal records remain visible to potential employers, if the person conducting the background check has a law enforcement-level security clearance, Smeeton said.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2024
Roger Robb tries to intimidate Kitty Jason Clarke plays Roger Robb, the prosecutor seeking to revoke Oppenheimer’s security clearance.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
Musk’s government security clearance is at risk, likewise.
—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 Feb. 2024
This means the Space Force needs to entrust more real-time operational decisions to junior officers who may not hold a top-level security clearance.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
The filing also asked for additional information about a security clearance from the Energy Department that Trump somehow maintained well after leaving office.
—Alan Feuer, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
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