clearance

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We do not know if any of the above applied to Mandelson, nor do we know what issues led the vetting agency to recommend that he be refused clearance.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

And added to that question: why in February this year did he go further, saying there was "security vetting carried out independently by the security services... gave him clearance for the role"?

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

It emerged this week that Mandelson had failed his security clearance but was approved for the job anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

We do not know the specifics of the recommendations Foreign Office officials were presented with, or why they decided to press ahead with awarding the clearance despite the findings of the vetting agency.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

On June 29, 1954, the Atomic Energy Commission voted 4 to 1 to revoke J. Robert Oppenheimer’s security clearance, one day before it would have expired anyway.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik