"Hieronymous" says:
(Thanks for the summary, Pat.) This last bit is really rich. I can't think of a single publically defensible reason for the stipulation that every escrow agent must employ someone with SECRET clearance, but I *can* think of a publically indefensible reason for it -- to facilitate those spooky non-court wiretap authorizations that've been alluded to in the fine print of the GAK proposals.
This is probably one reason. Another is that they could shut down an escrow agent at a moment's notice by pulling the clearances. We haven't seen the other requirements, but an interesting question is what happens when an escrow agent goes out of business. Speaking for myself.... Peter Trei Senior Software Engineer Purveyor Development Team Process Software Corporation http://www.process.com trei@process.com