Part of the problem is that in general, people who have the technical chops for security work don't really care about clearances and gov't red tape. More impor

Part of the problem is that in general, people who have the technical chops for security work don't really care about clearances and gov't red tape. More importantly, they don't know what is required to get clearance. They probably feel a bit of imposter's syndrome, thinking that stuff they've done in the past will disqualify them (even if it won't, because they've never been told the specifics of what will in fact disqualify someone for a security clearance).