Question

Bob is an accountant who works at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He hears about an operation called Black Box that appears to be funded by some off-book source. He requests information about Black Box from his superior, Fatiha, who tells him that information about Black Box is way above his pay grade. Bob MOST likely lacks what to access this information?

security clearance
access card
decryption key
computer password

Answer 1

security clearance

"Way above his pay grade" means he doesn't have the required security clearance/need-to-know to access that classified operation.