Depending on the level of clearance, the difficulty is mostly in the cost. TS can be $50K+ in direct costs and take a year+ where you have to pay that salary (s

Depending on the level of clearance, the difficulty is mostly in the cost. TS can be $50K+ in direct costs and take a year+ where you have to pay that salary (so maybe $125k that a sponsor/company has to front before work begins). In Right to Work states, this is really crazy, as that clearance goes with the person not the employer, and they can leave for better pay the second they get it. Also, if you get one, you'll work with a lot of Mormons. They are squeaky clean, have great language skills, and know their way around 3-rd world countries. Also the OPM hack ... what a boondoggle.