[George Smiley]

Guess we'll *really* need more H1B's now...

</SARCASM>

[Rummyfan]

Geez, I hope this doesn't include mine. Been waiting for my TS for some time now......

[Red Badger]

H1B's? B1B's.............

[jpl]

This so-called "war" that we're allegedly in seems to become more of a sick joke every day.

[68skylark]

Thanks for the post. If you see more stories on this topic, feel free to keep us posted.

[rhombus]

potentially exacerbating a shortage of employees authorized to work on the government's most secret programs

Um...one of the big contributor to the shortage is the Govt's perception of anyone who ever smoked weed as being some sort of threat to national security. They claim that these people are susceptible to blackmail. However, they create their own problems by creating and fostering the blackmail threat themselves.

[kevkrom]

Guess we'll *really* need more H1B's now...

Even with the sarcasm, I'm not sure the point you're trying to make. H1B visa holders, or any other non-citizens, are ineligible for working on government projects that require a security clearance.

[last american]

The Defense Security Service blamed overwhelming demand and a budget shortfall for the halt, which caught the government contracting community by surprise. Already, 3,000 applications have been put on hold, said Cindy McGovern, a DSS spokeswoman.

Having done defense contract work in the past, security clearance isn't an issue. We had guys the were denied clearance even some felons that were allowed to view etc. classified information. Besides, with the horrendous amount of waste and fraud I saw, the less military workers the better. I can't afford it anymore.

[kalee]

ping

[TSgt]

Interesting...

I've got a TS (SSBI) clearance and can't seem to leverage it anywhere...locally at least...