Director of National Intelligence 4.2 Million Active Classified Security Clearances in 2010

For more information on this report and its significance, see Steven Aftergood’s post on the subject.

Annual Report on Security Clearance Determinations for Fiscal Year 2010

9 pages
September 2011

(A) Number of government employees who —

(i) held a security clearance at such level as of October 1, 201 0;

Confidential/Secret: 2,166,679

Top Secret (collateral and TS/SCI): 666,008

(ii) were approved for a security clearance at such level during the preceding fiscal year.

Confidential/Secret: 512,076*

Top Secret (collateral and TS/SCI): 130,755*

(B) Number of contractors who —

(i) held a security clearance at such level as of October 1, 201 0;

Confidential/Secret: 541 ,097

Top Secret (collateral and TS/SCI): 524,990

(ii) were approved for a security clearance at such level during the preceding fiscal year.

Confidential/Secret: 512,076*

Top Secret (collateral and TS/SCI): 130,755*

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