> It is not difficult to get a Q clearance, just annoying. Will be if: you do dr... | Hacker News

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		oppanoppen on Jan 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Has anyone worked at the US National Labs ... > It is not difficult to get a Q clearance, just annoying. Will be if: you do drugs (including pot), have debt problems, have dual citizenship esp. if you have made use of it in some way. > You have to fill out a massive document SF-86. https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf86.pdf

SoftTalker on Jan 17, 2023 [–]

These are the forms that the OPM leaked some years ago, BTW. So there's that risk also.

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