Security Clearance - UPDATE

Dave had his Interview for Security Clearance last week. It seems that this was the first of many, as the interviewer had only a few questions.

The Good News:
This process began quite quickly. The interviewer followed up quickly as well, reaching every one of Dave's named contacts within a few days. This bodes well for a quick clearance process, moving us to DC sooner rather than later.

The Bad News:
The interviewer acted as if Dave would be mighty difficult to clear. Apparently, he had never seen a list of foreign contacts as long as Dave's. My assumption? He has not seen many lists of foreign contacts. Still, Dave's foreign contacts are primarily Chinese. Apparently, the Chinese currently make the US government nervous. It seems that foreign governments can be quite aggressive at recruiting spies, and many of Dave's contacts are members of the communist party in China. Still, they are benefits consults and actuaries - hardly the international spy type.

It is my hope that as they investigate Dave, they quickly realize that you can't hide a terrorist inside white bread. And Dave is definitely white bread. We're currently assuming that security clearance will take 6-9 months for Dave, bringing us to DC somewhere between March and July of 2010.