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Shutdown could affect security clearances

Skip a bill payment, get bad credit. Get bad credit, lose your security clearance.

Social worker Pam Harrison holds a sign protesting the government shutdown at the James V. Hansen Federal Building on January 10, 2019 in Ogden, Utah.
Social worker Pam Harrison holds a sign protesting the government shutdown at the James V. Hansen Federal Building on January 10, 2019 in Ogden, Utah.
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The partial government shutdown could start affecting federal workers’ credit scores, if they fall behind on bills because they’re not getting paid. If their credit scores take a hit, that in turn, could affect their security clearances. 

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