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Moss began her career in the Federal government as a dessert cook in government cafeterias and was promoted to a code clerk in the Pentagon. In 1945, she moved to a job as a clerk in the [[General Accounting Office]] (GAO).<ref>Friedman, 2007, p. 447.</ref> [[Mary Stalcup Markward]], Moss' accuser, had been working undercover for the [[FBI]] for seven years as a member of the [[Washington, D.C.]] [[American Communist Party]], and she had worked as the director of the party's membership.
Moss began her career in the Federal government as a dessert cook in government cafeterias and was promoted to a code clerk in the Pentagon. In 1945, she moved to a job as a clerk in the [[General Accounting Office]] (GAO).<ref>Friedman, 2007, p. 447.</ref> [[Mary Stalcup Markward]], Moss' accuser, had been working undercover for the [[FBI]] for seven years as a member of the [[Washington, D.C.]] [[American Communist Party]], and she had worked as the director of the party's membership.
The FBI had passed this information on to the Army and the Civil Service Commission, yet the Army had still hired Moss as a code clerk, and she was given clearance to do this work.<ref>M. Stanton Evans, “[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=689 How Senate Historian Botched Data on McCarthy],” ''Human Events'', May 23, 2003</ref> McCarthy’s chief purpose was to find out how Moss, with her Red background, had been promoted from a cafeteria worker to a Pentagon code clerk with access to classified information.<ref name="George Clooney's Clueless Movie">Allan H. Ryskind, “[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=9669 George Clooney's Clueless Movie],” October 14, 2005</ref>
The FBI had passed this information on to the Army and the Civil Service Commission, yet the Army had still hired Moss as a code clerk, and she was given clearance to do this work.<ref>M. Stanton Evans, “[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=689 How Senate Historian Botched Data on McCarthy],” ''Human Events'', May 23, 2003</ref> McCarthy's chief purpose was to find out how Moss, with her Red background, had been promoted from a cafeteria worker to a Pentagon code clerk with access to classified information.<ref name="George Clooney's Clueless Movie">Allan H. Ryskind, “[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=9669 George Clooney's Clueless Movie],” October 14, 2005</ref>
In October 1949, the GAO board cleared her,<ref>Donald A. Ritchie, [https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Volume5.pdf “Introduction,” S. Prt. 107-84 – Executive Sessions of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations (McCarthy Hearings 1953-54), Volume 5, “Editor’s Note,” p. XV (PDF p. 17)]</ref> determining that there were “no reasonable grounds” to believe that Moss was disloyal.<ref>Friedman, 2007, p. 448</ref>
In October 1949, the GAO board cleared her,<ref>Donald A. Ritchie, [https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Volume5.pdf “Introduction,” S. Prt. 107-84 – Executive Sessions of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations (McCarthy Hearings 1953-54), Volume 5, “Editor’s Note,” p. XV (PDF p. 17)]</ref> determining that there were “no reasonable grounds” to believe that Moss was disloyal.<ref>Friedman, 2007, p. 448</ref>
*The [[US Army]] charged Moss with being card number 37269 in the [[American Communist Party]], saying she was issued the card in 1943.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Mrs. Moss Is Accused As Card-Carrying Red. |url= |quote=[[Washington, DC]], August 5, 1954 ([[Associated Press]]) A report that Annie Lee Moss was given a Communist party membership book for 1943 resulted in her suspension for a second time from her job with the [[Army Signal Corps]]. |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=August 6, 1954 |accessdate=2007-09-25}}</ref>
*The [[US Army]] charged Moss with being card number 37269 in the [[American Communist Party]], saying she was issued the card in 1943.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Mrs. Moss Is Accused As Card-Carrying Red. |url= |quote=[[Washington, DC]], August 5, 1954 ([[Associated Press]]) A report that Annie Lee Moss was given a Communist party membership book for 1943 resulted in her suspension for a second time from her job with the [[Army Signal Corps]]. |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=August 6, 1954 |accessdate=2007-09-25}}</ref>
*Andrea Friedman, associate professor of history and of women and gender studies at Washington University in St. Louis, reported "substantial, if contested, evidence possessed by the U.S. government of her [Moss's] involvement in the [Communist] party. That evidence—consisting of perhaps a dozen pieces of paper—included a list of “party recruits” that identified Moss by name, race, age, and occupation; membership lists from two Communist party branches, the [[Communist Political Association]], and various ad hoc committees containing Moss’s name and address, as well as the number of her CP [Communist Party] membership book; and receipt records from 1945 for ''Daily Worker'' subscriptions that included Moss’s name and amounts paid."<ref>Ritchie, 2003.</ref>
*Andrea Friedman, associate professor of history and of women and gender studies at Washington University in St. Louis, reported "substantial, if contested, evidence possessed by the U.S. government of her [Moss's] involvement in the [Communist] party. That evidence—consisting of perhaps a dozen pieces of paper—included a list of “party recruits” that identified Moss by name, race, age, and occupation; membership lists from two Communist party branches, the [[Communist Political Association]], and various ad hoc committees containing Moss's name and address, as well as the number of her CP [Communist Party] membership book; and receipt records from 1945 for ''Daily Worker'' subscriptions that included Moss's name and amounts paid."<ref>Ritchie, 2003.</ref>
From 1943 to 1949, Mary Markward had held such positions in the Communist Party as membership director and treasurer, reporting regularly to the FBI, providing copies of party documents, membership lists, and detailed accounts of meetings and activities.<ref>Friedman, 2007, p. 459.</ref>
From 1943 to 1949, Mary Markward had held such positions in the Communist Party as membership director and treasurer, reporting regularly to the FBI, providing copies of party documents, membership lists, and detailed accounts of meetings and activities.<ref>Friedman, 2007, p. 459.</ref>
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*[[New York Times]]; February 24, 1954. McCarthy Says Red Decodes Secrets, But Army Denies It; Senator Charges Woman Is Still In Key Job. She Says She Never Was Communist [[FBI]] Ex-Aide Testifies Asserts Accused Was In Party—Pentagon Insists She Had No Access To Vital Room McCarthy Accuses Employee Of Army. [[Washington, D.C.]], February 24, 1954. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy engaged the Army today in another verbal duel over an alleged Communist in the Pentagon's Signal Corps communications center.
*[[New York Times]]; February 24, 1954. McCarthy Says Red Decodes Secrets, But Army Denies It; Senator Charges Woman Is Still In Key Job. She Says She Never Was Communist [[FBI]] Ex-Aide Testifies Asserts Accused Was In Party—Pentagon Insists She Had No Access To Vital Room McCarthy Accuses Employee Of Army. [[Washington, D.C.]], February 24, 1954. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy engaged the Army today in another verbal duel over an alleged Communist in the Pentagon's Signal Corps communications center.
*[[New York Times]]; March 12, 1954. Cohn Scored When Woman Denies McCarthy’s Charges; Mrs. Moss Counters Accusation As Red While Senators Decry 'Innuendo'. Crowd Applauds Hearing Scene Red Denial Stirs McCarthy Session. [[Washington, DC]], March 11, 1954. Mrs. Annie Lee Moss, suspended [[Army Signal Corps]] employee, softly but flatly denied all Communist party activities or membership today.
*[[New York Times]]; March 12, 1954. Cohn Scored When Woman Denies McCarthy's Charges; Mrs. Moss Counters Accusation As Red While Senators Decry 'Innuendo'. Crowd Applauds Hearing Scene Red Denial Stirs McCarthy Session. [[Washington, DC]], March 11, 1954. Mrs. Annie Lee Moss, suspended [[Army Signal Corps]] employee, softly but flatly denied all Communist party activities or membership today.
*[[New York Times]]; August 5, 1954. Mrs. Moss ousted by Army again. Pentagon Reports New Data on Case of Employee Called Communist by McCarthy. [[Washington, DC]], August 4, 1954 ([[United Press]]). The Army suspended Mrs. Annie Lee Moss from her Pentagon job for the second time today pending final settlement of her security case.
*[[New York Times]]; August 5, 1954. Mrs. Moss ousted by Army again. Pentagon Reports New Data on Case of Employee Called Communist by McCarthy. [[Washington, DC]], August 4, 1954 ([[United Press]]). The Army suspended Mrs. Annie Lee Moss from her Pentagon job for the second time today pending final settlement of her security case.
*[[New York Times]]; August 25, 1954. Denial by Mrs. Moss; She Asks That Army Produce Those Who Called Her Red. [[Washington, DC]], August 24, 1954. Mrs. Annie Lee Moss, again denying Communist ties, has asked the Army to produce her accusers at a security screening board hearing.
*[[New York Times]]; August 25, 1954. Denial by Mrs. Moss; She Asks That Army Produce Those Who Called Her Red. [[Washington, DC]], August 24, 1954. Mrs. Annie Lee Moss, again denying Communist ties, has asked the Army to produce her accusers at a security screening board hearing.