DoD Abused Clearance Process in Targeting Jewish American

A report made available this week by the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General reveals that the Department used a personnel security investigation as a ruse for a counterintelligence investigation based solely on the subject’s religious identity.

Civilian Army engineer David Tenenbaum had his security clearance revoked as a result of unsubstantiated allegations of espionage.

Tenenbaum had brought two lawsuits alleging disparate treatment and civil rights violations. One was dismissed because defendants would need to disclose state secrets in their defense, and the other because security clearance issues were found non-justiciable. In 2003, Tenenbaum’s security clearance was restored and upgraded.

Hat tip to the Religion Clause blog. Another blog also noted the story.

The Project on Government Oversight wrote about the case here.

Filed Under: Adverse Actions