Re: Technical author leading resistance to background checks at NASA

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

Yes, but unnecessary, overkill or even downright stupid 
don't constitute illegal violations of Constitutional rights
or statutory law that can be challenged in the courts.  And
I wish I had a buck for every unnecesary and stupid new
accounting requirement I've heard incorrectly attributed 
to "SOX compliance."

The terms of employment have changed.  It happens a lot.

GeneK


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Swallow" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>
> Right. These are not classified roles at all. In fact, a comment
> toward the end of the article mentioned that people opted for these
> roles *because* they could open their research to peers for feedback,
> something they wouldn't be able to do if classified.
> 
> Honestly, that extent of background check is overkill, especially in
> the name of a mandate that simply required new ID badges.

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