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Not everything Secretary Clinton did was TS/SCI. The common practice is an Android device[0] that is approved to SECRET only. This would suffice for general ema
by neurotech1 11y ago
Not everything Secretary Clinton did was TS/SCI. The common practice is an Android device[0] that is approved to SECRET only. This would suffice for general email and messaging.
My understanding is that President Obama's blackberry [1] isn't really a mobile device as configured. This blackberry device connects to the a custom secure base station [2] or picocell, that follows him around just like the Football[3], when outside certain vehicles.
Another factor is that TS/SCI access is restricted by location. eg. AF1 or the Presidential vehicle.
I'm not sure the Secretary of State would have a full time [*24/7] detail, although as former First Lady, Sec. Clinton would have a Secret Service detail which is funded separately.
It would be more likely that the NSA offered a different solution and State Dept. bureaucrat balked at the cost involved, especially something like following senior staff around with a football.
[0] http://www.boeing.com/defense/boeing-black/index.page http://www.boeing.com/defense/boeing-black/index.page
[1] http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/156930/yes-president-obama-still-uses-blackberry/ http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/156930/yes-president-o...
[2] http://electrospaces.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-obamas-blackberry-got-secured.html http://electrospaces.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-obamas-blackbe...
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_football https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_football
Edit: 24/7 detail at home. On official trips, the Secretary of State would have a security detail as commented by carboncopy below.
- carboncopy 11y agoThe Secretary of State has a full-featured security detail [1]. While on foreign missions, this includes a motorcade with armored vehicles (flown in by DSS beforehand), surveillance teams, and security augmentees from U.S. Embassies nearby [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_Security_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_Security_Service [2] Personal experience (sorry)
- neurotech1 11y agoNot disagreeing about DSS. The part I'm not sure of is if DSS follows the secretary 24/7 at home. It would be questionable if they would detail someone to follow the secretary 24/7 just to support a TS/SCI blackberry.