It seems like some of the fees should be waived for people who alreay have securty clearance. I cna't imagine the background check is more through than the DOD process. Of course the DO is currently running a backlog of 6 to 12 months on clearing new military contractors and they are way behind at the rechecking of peopel every 5 (top-secret) or 10 (secret) years like they are supposed to.