The number of security clearances held by contractors slightly declined in 2011 compared to 2010, according to Fierce Government.
Citing a report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Molly Bernhart Walker wrote 4.86 million individuals held a clearance as of Oct. 1, 2011, with nearly 1.17 million of them contractors.
The previous year, 1.07 million contractors out of 4.71 million held a clearance.
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