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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's decision to use a private email server ran afoul of the government's IT security and record retention requirements, according to a report by the department's inspector general released today.
This use of a private email server did not go unnoticed within the Department of State's IT department. Two IT staff members who raised concerns about Clinton's use of a private server were told not speak of it.
This report by the Department of State's Inspector General about Clinton's use of a private server makes clear that rules and regulations were not followed. It says that Clinton would not have received approval for this server had she sought it.
originally posted by: jadedANDcynical
a reply to: xuenchen
The first rule of server club...
originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: MotherMayEye
Your theory about Bernie might be sprouting some new branches after yesterday.
Staffers raised concerns again the next January, but were told by a director that Clinton had received approval for her private server, even though she never requested it. Furthermore, the same official “instructed the staff never to speak of the Secretary’s personal e-mail system again.”
originally posted by: IAMTAT
So WHO is this "director"...and WHEN do we find out they've committed suicide?
"Staffers raised concerns again the next January, but were told by a director that Clinton had received approval for her private server, even though she never requested it. Furthermore, the same official “instructed the staff never to speak of the Secretary’s personal e-mail system again.”"
finance.yahoo.com...
The Bureau of Information Resource Management, headed by Chief Information Officer Steven C. Taylor, provides the information technology and services the Department needs to successfully carry out its foreign policy mission by applying modern IT tools, approaches, systems, and information products. It is expanding the use of collaborative information development and refinement to provide end users with the most accurate and useful information.
IRM constantly strives to improve its commitment for transparent, interconnected diplomacy, information systems and to incorporate new technologies for the advancement of U.S. foreign policy. Equally as important, the bureau is focused on enhancing security for the Department's computer and communications systems. IRM continues to aggressively confront these issues by strengthening IRM employee expertise and by enhancing the Department's information technology.
originally posted by: IAMTAT
So WHO is this "director"...and WHEN do we find out they've committed suicide?
originally posted by: jadedANDcynical
Who pleaded the 5th before congress, received immunity from the FBI, and recently pleaded the 5th to the court ordered discovery granted to Judicial Watch in the FOIA lawsuit wherein the State Department was found to not be acting in good faith.
Rule 804. Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable
(a) Criteria for Being Unavailable. A declarant is considered to be unavailable as a witness if the declarant:
(2) refuses to testify about the subject matter despite a court order to do so;
originally posted by: jadedANDcynical
a reply to: IAMTAT
This is referring Bryan Pagliano.
Who pleaded the 5th before congress, received immunity from the FBI, and recently pleaded the 5th to the court ordered discovery granted to Judicial Watch in the FOIA lawsuit wherein the State Department was found to not be acting in good faith.
ORIGIN OF KEY CLINTON EMAILS FROM REPORT ARE A MYSTERY
The existence of these previously unreleased messages - which appear to have been found among electronic files of four former top Clinton State Department aides - renews concerns that Clinton was not completely forthcoming when she turned over a trove of 55,000 pages of work-related emails.
Special Advisor .................................................. Bryan M. Pagliano
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In addition to Secretary Clinton, eight former Department employees declined OIG requests for interviews: (1) the Chief of Staff to Secretary Powell (2002-05); (2) the Counselor and Chief of Staff to Secretary Clinton (2009-13); (3) the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy to Secretary Clinton (2009-11) and the Director of Policy Planning (2011-13); (4) the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations to Secretary Clinton (2009-13); (5) the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communication (2009-13); (6) the Director of the S/ES Office of Information Resources Management (2008-13); (7) a Special Advisor to the Deputy Chief Information Officer (2009-13) who provided technical support for Secretary Clinton’s personal email system; and (8) a Senior Advisor to the Department, who supervised responses to Congressional inquiries (2014-15). Two additional individuals did not respond to OIG interview requests: the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources (2011-13) and an individual based in New York who provided technical support for Secretary Clinton’s personal email system but who was never employed by the Department.
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OIG identified two individuals who provided technical support to Secretary Clinton. The first, who was at one time an advisor to former President Clinton but was never a Department employee, registered the clintonemail.com domain name on January 13, 2009.155 The second, a Schedule C political appointee who worked in IRM as a Senior Advisor from May 2009 through February 2013,156 provided technical support for BlackBerry communications during the Secretary’s 2008 campaign for President.157 OIG reviewed emails showing communications between Department staff and both individuals concerning operational issues affecting the Secretary’s email and server from 2010 through at least October 2012. For example, in December 2010, the Senior Advisor worked with S/ES-IRM and IRM staff to resolve issues affecting the ability of emails transmitted through the clintonemail.com domain used by Secretary Clinton to reach Department email addresses using the state.gov domain.158
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At that time, S/ES IRM staff met with the Senior Advisor, who accessed the Secretary’s email system and looked at its logs. The issue was ultimately resolved and, on December 21, 2010, S/ES-IRM staff sent senior S/ES staffers an email describing the issue and summarizing the activities undertaken to resolve it. On another occasion, the Senior Advisor met with staff within CTAD and received a briefing on cyber security risks facing the Department. A third interaction took place on October 30, 2012, during the period when Hurricane Sandy disrupted power in the New York City area. An email exchange between Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and another member of the Secretary’s staff revealed that the server located in Secretary Clinton’s New York residence was down. Thereafter, the Senior Advisor met with S/ES-IRM staff to ascertain whether the Department could provide support for the server. S/ES-IRM staff reported to OIG that they told the Senior Advisor they could not provide support because it was a private server.