Thinking about US government clearances how they are recreating the Confucian ideal of a government run by people who adhere to a formal quasi-religious moral standard.
"An active TS clearance and the ability maintain a polygraph" == "Bushido compliant. Never dishonored in battle (with the compiler). Works in harmony with the Heavens."
https://www.britannica.com/place/China/The-bureaucratic-style