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<p>The operative wording there is “a cleared or clearable US citizen is not readily available”. I don’t know how many times this occurs but I haven’t heard of anyone having this type of authorization plus you would still have to undergo an investigation to get this LAA. The company that hires you will have to do the work of getting you this LAA. It sounds like even more hoops to jump through in addition to the paperwork (SF-86) required for the investigation plus you can’t “work” for them until it is processed. </p>
<p>I foresee them tightening the rules on clearances especially what happened with Mr. Snowden. There is already talk about cutting back on the clearances for contractors so who knows what will happen in the future.</p>
<p>Once again, best bet is to become a US citizen if you want to work for the govt./defense contractors.</p>