Barrasso Calls on DOE to Thoroughly Review Security Clearance Processes Following Theft by Senior Official

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U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm calling for a thorough review of the department’s security clearance processes. The letter was sent in light of recent felony theft charges brought against a senior DOE official.

Barrasso previously sent a letter to the DOE in July asking for specifics on the department’s vetting and granting security clearance processes. According to information from Senator Barrasso’s Office, that letter has not received a response. In the letter this week, Barrasso stressed that it’s in our national security interest to properly vet executive branch officials. He requests the DOE launch an investigation into their own security clearance processes and report the findings no later than February 1, 2023. The full letter and questions can be viewed here.

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