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Pentagon Revokes Former SECAF Kendall’s Security Clearance
['Greg Hadley', 'Aug.']
Air & Space Forces Magazine
Find out more at afa.orgThe Pentagon has revoked the security clearance of former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, alleging he disclosed classified information about the VC-25B Bridge “Air Force One” aircraft—a charge he pushed back on.
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced the decision late Aug. 7, saying the department has revoked Kendall’s “eligibility for access to classified information and his ability to hold any sensitive position.”
Parnell’s statement did not specify the classified information Kendall, who served in President Joe Biden’s administration, is alleged to have disclosed or in which media outlet it appeared.
He said he has held a security clearance for 60 years over a career that has included multiple high-level national security jobs.
Under executive orders governing access to classified information, there is an established process for former presidential appointees like Kendall to retain their eligibility to access classified information, a requirement for a security clearance.