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Security clearance secrecy faces new scrutiny after Elon Musk disclosures

A federal judge’s order to release some details of Musk’s security clearances highlights how public disclosures by ...

Judge forces Trump administration to tell what security clearance Musk had when he oversaw DOGE and cost cutting

In her ruling, the judge wrote that Musk’s public status as a “special government employee” - leading the Trump ...

US government adviser accused of stealing top secret files

A senior US State Department adviser who had numerous meetings with Chinese government officials is accused of stealing ...

Musk’s Boasts About Drugs and State Secrets Backfire Spectacularly

Musk was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in January, which claimed that an 11-day delay in disclosing his ...

The Top Secrets Elon Musk May Have Had Access To: Legal Experts

Musk’s security access becomes a test case for how far the government can blur lines between public and private power.

State Department employee took ‘Top Secret' defense documents home, feds say

Ashley Tellis, 64, is accused of taking documents marked as "Secret" or "Top Secret" from the Mark Center, a Department of ...

Foreign State Department adviser who met China officials held over 1,000 ‘top secret’ documents in home

Federal prosecutors said Ashley Tellis, a State Department adviser, was arrested after more than 1,000 'top secret' documents ...

Musk’s X posts on ketamine, Putin spur release of his security clearances

Partly because of these public statements, the US Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) erred in withholding ...
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Secret Service Stops Renewal of Former Director's Security Clearance

The Secret Service was moving forward with renewing former Director Kimberly Cheatles top-level security clearance but reversed course after RealClearPolitics inquired about a key senators opposition, ...