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RE: Technical author leading resistance to background checks at NASA
Subject:RE: Technical author leading resistance to background checks at NASA From:"Butler, Darren J Ctr 584 CBSS/GBHAC" <Darren -dot- Butler -dot- ctr -at- Robins -dot- af -dot- mil> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 5 Sep 2007 14:29:01 -0400
On 4-Sep-07 @12:18:00 PM Darren J Butler wrote:
Keith's right, nothing irregular about this - especially in a post 9/11
world. Because of the significant breaches and the numerous *close
calls* that we've had since 1997 this sort of thing is standard fare.
Government/Military Tech Writers often have access to data across many
departments within an organization. An engineer or scientist may only
have access within a given sphere. Because they have their fingers in so
many pies, it's imperative to ensure that those fingers are clean. Yes,
it is both very evil and very necessary. But she isn't writing assembly
manuals for tricycles..... - We all know what working for NASA means.
Still, I hope thinks work out well for her.
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Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 1:00 PM
To: Keith Hood; techwr-l
Subject: Re: Technical author leading resistance to background checks at
NASA
I don't know. I looked up Foster's record and she seemed very
intelligent and capable, with shrewd judgment. Maybe there is more
going on than meets the eye. I sent it to the list out of curiosity
about what other technical writers are thinking, especially since I
know there are many people on this list with military or goverment
experience.
--- Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> I don't understand this. How is this any different
> from the background checks I had to go through for a
> security clearance when I went into the Army? That
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