exciting. more tonight at 8:00, on q&a. a senate subcommittee held a hearing on access to classified information. it included patrick mcfarland of the office of personnel management. this is an hour and a half. i called to order this joint hearing of the subcommittee on the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal workforce, and the subcommittee on financial and contracting oversight all stop i want to say thank you to janitor johnson senator johnson for being here. this afternoon s hearing is entitled safeguarding our nation secrets, examining the security clearance process. i want to thank my colleagues and their staffs, and i want t thank our witnesses for being here today. thank you for your time. recent events have forced us to look out national security. it is critical to examine the scope of these programs and find out where to balance our security and essential liberties. it is also incumbent on us to raise questions about how we are vetting federal em
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