Request for help

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Risk management is a huge part of government contracting, and what the finance department does.  Seriously.  Check into Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Thiokol, ATK, etc.  they just call it financial analyst instead of actuary.  And all would likely pay for you to finish the rest of your tests.

Ah, thanks.  Any idea how feasible it is to get a job of that sort after being denied top secret clearance for a different job?

Depends on why you were denied and the job/contract you're going to be working.  Generally, secret clearance is the most that would be required for the financials, with some not requiring even that.  TS is usually reserved for working on the actual assets, and again, usually only very specific parts of an asset.  Security is 90% compartmentalization, and the financials are fairly low tier to the security of the nation compared to, say, the encryption software on military comm equipment.