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If theres a backlog, its not that theyre not providing the resources. its more likely that the problem involves the people and their backgrounds. its not unusual to have an investigation that runs a year, an interim clearance is there for a reason, it allows people to start doing their jobs on day one. but the interim clearance was never meant to be a long-term solution to a background investigation problem. >> right. bill, what kinds of staffers -- go ahead, bill. >> yeah. it says pretty clearl...

Permanent security clearance. its a lot of folks. is that unusual? >> the fbi is taking a lot of hits lately, especially today with regard to the process and how that all works. i will say that -- i know this from experience working with colleagues. in the runup to a new administration the fbi will surge resources to the team conducting the background investigations. its more likely that the problem involves the people and their backgrounds. its not unusual to have an investigation that runs a y...