Are Secret Security clearances too easily granted?

CSM Michael J. Uhlig. History is replete among US, Allied, and Adversary nations with gross stupidity and outright traitors at all clearance levels. Specialized clearances with compartmentalization, serialized, and audited containment and disclosure procedures help to highlight the sensitivity and personal / national consequences of unauthorized disclosure. In the end active counterintelligence programs with frequent human / technical red team penetration testing, personnel and financial monitoring, and functional magnetic resonance imaging / polygraph examinations provide best available defenses. Junior personnel and interim clearances are higher risk. Obvious over classification, failure to declassify on a reasonable schedule, and classification for inappropriate reasons impair the vigilance of key personnel. But, keep in mind the stringency of these measures must be carefully balanced against the financial and operational costs. Warmest Regards, Sandy

That's interesting because for my secret clearance, it took 6 months and I practically had to give blood and DNA to get mine. It surprises me that they seem too easy get in the military and DoD I would think it would be harder.

If convicted, his punishment punishment should be life in prison without parole. He should remain in prison until he dies of natural cause or until he gets shanked by another prisoner. This man probably still holds classified information on how to sink out Navy ships.