Personal finances can ruin security clearance

Evan Lesser is managing director of ClearanceJobs.com.

Clearance denials among federal employees and contractors are on the rise. If you lose your clearance, you may lose your job. Evan Lesser is managing director of Clearance Jobs.com. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the biggest reasons people are losing their clearances.

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