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Originally Posted by Larry Jacks
A TS/SCI clearance is the highest level of clearance granted, but having a TS/SCI clearance does not mean that you have the right to access all TS/SCI information. You must also demonstrate a "need-to-know" (in quotes because it's a term of art) that information.
Actually, this isn't quite right. There is a level of clearance higher than SCI. It's old name was SAP (special access program) but I think it's known as SAR (special access required) today. These are the "behind the green door" vault guys. Even a SCIF has to have special areas to handle those higher classifications.
I have a TS/SCI clearance with two compartments. That doesn't mean I'm cleared to any SCI info even within those compartments. I still have to have a "need to know." As for the other compartments, I'm not cleared for them at all, nor for SAP/SAR. This makes it a challenge to do my job sometimes but we adapt as best we can. Usually, it means meeting in a SCIF with someone who has the proper clearances and who decides what he can or can't tell me.
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i think what you said (though we DID cover SAP) Clears some confusion..
My stance was simply that i too had a TS clearance- and logical train of thought led me to think that IF there were UFO's in some kind of Cover up... TS was insufficient a security clearance. It seems too risky that someone with the clearance could crack the Codeword and access material which wasnt intended for their eyes. it seems Too (EGO BOOSTER!! LOL) that i devalued the value of a TS security clearance simple cuz a lil guy like me had one...<chuckle>
But Yes MANY times i had to meet with another soldier or officer who had Clearance to view Additional Files needed when i needed to make a decision on a complex issue. i had to go to a "higher level". I didnt think much about it- I was focused on the job at hand.. So TY for clearing that up
I was Wrong in my train of logic.