In order to get those TS clearances they have to go through extremely thorough background checks.
The former head of the DCSA and FBI NYC field office both got caught doing bad stuff. The process is broken and honestly isn't that good . It gets people who aren't committed out, but also makes tons of good candidates go with other jobs, because it takes at least 4 months to do. Mine was 9 months long + 3 months to get an offer initially.