“Sir, I have a security clearance review coming up in four months.”

“And a fraudulent loan against your property, a neglect citation on your home, and an open credit delinquency on your record from the joint account freeze.” He shut the folder.

“I’m pausing your clearance until this is resolved.

It’s administrative, not disciplinary.

But you can’t go onto the intelligence floor until it clears.”

I laid my hands flat on his desk.

“For how long.”