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Not even 'Mr or Ms. Random Bomber', other servicemen have been charged and sent to prison for mishandling classified information, intentional or not. The FBI's

Not even 'Mr or Ms. Random Bomber', other servicemen have been charged and sent to prison for mishandling classified information, intentional or not. The FBI's argument that they couldn't find a precedent for prosecuting anyone under those circumstances is is simply a lie. It's the double standard here that is troubling.

dragonwriter 10y ago
Service members are subject to the UCMJ which, AFAIK, has different provisions on the subject.
- gragas 10y ago
  I held a mere SECRET security clearance last summer (not even TOP SECRET, which is what Clinton has) and I had to go through weeks and weeks of training, aside from many friends and relatives being interviewed. The consequences of using personal devices to send even just OUO (Official Use Only ---- not even classified) information was pounded into our brains. We were told countless stories of people getting their clearances revoked and being fired for using personal USB drives, let alone servers. No matter how you spin it, Hillary is either the most incompetent government official in the US, or she intentionally broke the law. I would bet more than 99% of individuals who hold clearances would agree with me.
  - JackFaker 10y ago
    While your experience is much more like the standard for handling classified material I don't know if it's comparable to what those in the leadership at the state department experienced given the findings in the OIG(1) report that came out earlier this year. They looked some twenty years of record retention policies at the state department and concluded. "Longstanding, systemic weaknesses related to electronic records and communications have existed within the Office of the Secretary that go well beyond the tenure of any one Secretary of State." "the Department generally and the Office of the Secretary in particular have been slow to recognize and to manage effectively the legal requirements and cybersecurity risks associated with electronic data communications, particularly as those risks pertain to its most senior leadership." It seems likely that you and others in similar positions are under more scrutiny than those in leadership, at least that's what I get out of that report. 1: https://oig.state.gov/system/files/esp-16-03.pdf https://oig.state.gov/system/files/esp-16-03.pdf

dragonwriter 10y ago

Service members are subject to the UCMJ which, AFAIK, has different provisions on the subject.

gragas 10y ago
I held a mere SECRET security clearance last summer (not even TOP SECRET, which is what Clinton has) and I had to go through weeks and weeks of training, aside from many friends and relatives being interviewed. The consequences of using personal devices to send even just OUO (Official Use Only ---- not even classified) information was pounded into our brains. We were told countless stories of people getting their clearances revoked and being fired for using personal USB drives, let alone servers. No matter how you spin it, Hillary is either the most incompetent government official in the US, or she intentionally broke the law. I would bet more than 99% of individuals who hold clearances would agree with me.
- JackFaker 10y ago
  While your experience is much more like the standard for handling classified material I don't know if it's comparable to what those in the leadership at the state department experienced given the findings in the OIG(1) report that came out earlier this year. They looked some twenty years of record retention policies at the state department and concluded. "Longstanding, systemic weaknesses related to electronic records and communications have existed within the Office of the Secretary that go well beyond the tenure of any one Secretary of State." "the Department generally and the Office of the Secretary in particular have been slow to recognize and to manage effectively the legal requirements and cybersecurity risks associated with electronic data communications, particularly as those risks pertain to its most senior leadership." It seems likely that you and others in similar positions are under more scrutiny than those in leadership, at least that's what I get out of that report. 1: https://oig.state.gov/system/files/esp-16-03.pdf https://oig.state.gov/system/files/esp-16-03.pdf