Security clearances have dependent requirements. His admitted and open drug use should have been the first thing to get his clearance revoked but as others have stated: in America you are only liable for the crimes you cannot afford to commit; as long as you have the money for it you can do anything here.
Lol. So did MacAfee. He said he had tried “all the drugs” and they gave him a clearance.
I don’t think there are any hard and fast requirements. The idea is to analyze your overall risk, not whether or not you’re a naughty person for having done drugs.
I have crossed paths with a couple celebrities that I was surprised had top secret clearances at the (based on open drug use). That part doesn’t really surprise me. His propensity for blackmail is what I find troubling. He may not be a financial risk but he’s certainly a risk due to his desire for control and/or power.
I suspect not. Even if they still work with SpaceX, the contracts could be handled in a way that doesn’t involve him. He could still manage the overall direction of the company but have others manage projects that require a clearance. I don’t know if this has ever been done before or if it would ever be done, but it is theoretically possible.
Alternatively, they could make a requirement that either Musk steps down, or is removed, from his position at SpaceX or they stop getting contracts. This would almost certainly work because the company doesn’t survive without these contracts most likely, or at least makes far less money. The board cares more about money than they do about him probably.
I mean… He makes rockets for them. Wouldn’t he have to have some clearance of some kind?
Security clearances have dependent requirements. His admitted and open drug use should have been the first thing to get his clearance revoked but as others have stated: in America you are only liable for the crimes you cannot afford to commit; as long as you have the money for it you can do anything here.
Lol. So did MacAfee. He said he had tried “all the drugs” and they gave him a clearance.
I don’t think there are any hard and fast requirements. The idea is to analyze your overall risk, not whether or not you’re a naughty person for having done drugs.
I have crossed paths with a couple celebrities that I was surprised had top secret clearances at the (based on open drug use). That part doesn’t really surprise me. His propensity for blackmail is what I find troubling. He may not be a financial risk but he’s certainly a risk due to his desire for control and/or power.
I suspect not. Even if they still work with SpaceX, the contracts could be handled in a way that doesn’t involve him. He could still manage the overall direction of the company but have others manage projects that require a clearance. I don’t know if this has ever been done before or if it would ever be done, but it is theoretically possible.
Alternatively, they could make a requirement that either Musk steps down, or is removed, from his position at SpaceX or they stop getting contracts. This would almost certainly work because the company doesn’t survive without these contracts most likely, or at least makes far less money. The board cares more about money than they do about him probably.