This just another symptom of the federal government too large and too inclusive. Access to any information that is truly secret has to be limited and tightly controlled and not at all electronically except through encrypted channels. Need to know before access is a must. When government officials do not understand the intelligence capabilities of enemy states and can't be bothered with learning and following security regulations, this is what we get. Remember Hillary and Comey?
I ran a Top Secret communication facility for a nuclear weapons equipped US Army unit 55 years ago. Electronic surveillance was a concern even then. The regulation for control and safeguards was itself classified SECRET. One had to have a secret clearance level and a need to know just to learn the rules. Enemy capabilities are far more advanced now.
This just another symptom of the federal government too large and too inclusive. Access to any information that is truly secret has to be limited and tightly controlled and not at all electronically except through encrypted channels. Need to know before access is a must. When government officials do not understand the intelligence capabilities of enemy states and can't be bothered with learning and following security regulations, this is what we get. Remember Hillary and Comey?
I ran a Top Secret communication facility for a nuclear weapons equipped US Army unit 55 years ago. Electronic surveillance was a concern even then. The regulation for control and safeguards was itself classified SECRET. One had to have a secret clearance level and a need to know just to learn the rules. Enemy capabilities are far more advanced now.