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"so I filed a Freedom of Information Act request" Exactly the thing I was thinking after reading just the title. Glad to see he got a response and published it
by aimor 5y ago
"so I filed a Freedom of Information Act request"
Exactly the thing I was thinking after reading just the title. Glad to see he got a response and published it here!
Site is down now, but:
April 2018 – 87,113
April 2019 – 90,454
April 2020 – 98,103
April 2021 – 92,177
- ashtonkem 5y agoSo, a lot of people. This backs up another poster’s assertion that Q clearance is required for certain jobs, even if you don’t handle any information that requires it. ~100,000 people with some secrets is probably too many people to actually keep said secrets secret.
- aerostable_slug 5y agoNote that Sigmas further control various types of information. The number of people with something like Sigma 20 (very sensitive data regarding certain improvised nuclear explosives) is a small subset of those with a Q clearance. And of course, our friend Need To Know is always in play.
- xxpor 5y agoI'm kind of shocked that the numbers aren't themselves classified.
- TheCoelacanth 5y agoI would imagine that how many people have actual access to nuclear information is more closely guarded. Most of these people wouldn't have any actual access, they just have the clearance that would allow them to have access if they are in a role that requires access.