Even in the difficult-to-fire federal world, employees have been fired for being unable to pass security clearance.

A story for FederalNewsRadio.com written by Suzanne Kubota says that:

If you can’t pay your bills, you can’t keep your job.

That’s what it has come down to for 39 employees at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. The employees have been terminated or indefinitely suspended after they were found “ineligible” to meet security requirements of the job.

the job.