Another reason a good FICO score is critical
If not, the gubmint might think you're a risk to National SecurityŠ. The government has requested that a Lockheed janitor's security clearance be revoked because he's had financial difficulty. Here's a choice quote:
Co-workers and bosses speak glowingly of Lynch, a brain-tumor survivor who's active in his church, building homes for poor people in Maine and West Virginia.
But because he and his family have struggled financially, the government now sees him as a threat to national security. Defense Department officials believe the janitor may be tempted to sell government secrets to get out of debt.
Ooooh, here's another one:
"Defense Department policy states that "an individual who is financially overextended is at risk of having to engage in illegal acts to generate funds." The policy says that a history of financial trouble and an "inability or unwillingness to satisfy debts" are among factors that could raise security concerns.
Un-fucking-believable.
Posted by beenie at August 6, 2003 12:01 PM