[chrisseaton]

> So if you need to do any TS stuff at a national lab, you're going to get a Q clearance.

Well you're going to apply for it but you're not necessarily going to get it.

[ganoushoreilly]

It's very rare that if you meet TS requirements you're not getting the Q (if you're placed in a position where it's needed as more than likely you are already SCI cleared). In fact if you are denied for Q it likely means you're losing your TS too. There are exceptions but I would argue they're not the norm.

Either way, we have propensity to over classify things in the government and that's a whole other argument.

[a_lost_needle]

Pedantic irrelevance?