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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrich_Ames https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrich_Ames > Ames later said that this financial pressure was what had first led him

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrich_Ames https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrich_Ames > Ames later said that this financial pressure was what had first led him to consider spying for the Soviet Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hanssen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hanssen > He never indicated any political or ideological motive for his actions, telling the FBI after he was caught that his only motivation was profit > The FBI paid $7 million to a KGB agent to obtain a file on an anonymous mole, who the FBI later identified as Hanssen through fingerprint and voice analysis.

giancarlostoro 8y ago
Sad they'd spend millions to catch moles but can't somehow afford to pay the crucial people the right sum. If you've got people who have access to valuable information consider their financial situation and adjust their compensation accordingly so they're never left wanting, your enemies will use the same damn information to make them turn on you... Why the hell not beat them to the punch? If they've got their expenses covered they've got no serious reason to commit treason one would think.
- thelastidiot 8y ago
  Just like Wayne Knight's character Nedry in Jurassic Park, where do you put a stop on what needs to be paid to keep things safe? It's a dangerous game to place a price on safety if the sole determinant is the loyalty of the individual.
  - SuoDuanDao 8y ago
    I never got the 'spared no expense' line until today. Thank you for adding another layer to my favourite childhood movie.
- hiram112 8y ago
  The two biggest things one can do to lose or be denied access to a security clearance are 1) foreign contacts and travel and 2) financial issues. Most of the security clearance denial appeals are published by the US government, and just from a cursory glance, you can see that mundane credit problems, foreclosures, etc. are the top reason given. * http://ogc.osd.mil/doha/industrial/2017.html http://ogc.osd.mil/doha/industrial/2017.html

giancarlostoro 8y ago

Sad they'd spend millions to catch moles but can't somehow afford to pay the crucial people the right sum. If you've got people who have access to valuable information consider their financial situation and adjust their compensation accordingly so they're never left wanting, your enemies will use the same damn information to make them turn on you... Why the hell not beat them to the punch? If they've got their expenses covered they've got no serious reason to commit treason one would think.

thelastidiot 8y ago
Just like Wayne Knight's character Nedry in Jurassic Park, where do you put a stop on what needs to be paid to keep things safe? It's a dangerous game to place a price on safety if the sole determinant is the loyalty of the individual.
- SuoDuanDao 8y ago
  I never got the 'spared no expense' line until today. Thank you for adding another layer to my favourite childhood movie.
hiram112 8y ago
The two biggest things one can do to lose or be denied access to a security clearance are 1) foreign contacts and travel and 2) financial issues. Most of the security clearance denial appeals are published by the US government, and just from a cursory glance, you can see that mundane credit problems, foreclosures, etc. are the top reason given. * http://ogc.osd.mil/doha/industrial/2017.html http://ogc.osd.mil/doha/industrial/2017.html