Intel Community May Ease Foreign Links Limits

Ron Sanders, chief human resources officer at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), says that, to faciliate recruitment of qualified and clearance-eligible intelligence professionals, it may be necessary to ease clearance restrictions for those with foreign links.

Intelligence leaders are also looking at loosening security clearance requirements. Cold War-era rules prohibited serving in the intelligence community if you had relatives who lived overseas. Such a requirement is unrealistic in light of new immigration patterns, Sanders said.

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