In order to qualify for security clearance, a candidate must successfully pass a detailed and thorough background check. The levels of clearance are confidential, secret and top secret.

Trump determined it was “no longer in the national interest” for said individuals to still hold “any active security clearance” or “unescorted” access to government facilities.

Donald Trump's nominee for a critical DoD cybersecurity role sports a resume that outshines many of his past picks, despite ...