Posts by crocodome

Re: Top Secret- NOFORN

Well said. And you are very much correct. Classified through compilation or discovery of classified information/material that has not been properly marked means... well... it's classified. You cannot be the Secretary of State and not expect to receive classified information intentionally and sometimes accidentally (i.e, a "spill"). Therefore, your email server had better be official, with proper protections, security controls, security plans, spill procedures, etc. Zero excuse.

Gross negligence in mishandling classified material - especially at that volume - is just about as bad as intentionally mishandling it.

All politics still aside, no normal human being responsible for managing information or information systems of a sensitive and potentially classified nature can get away with what has been discovered and proven. We're talking certain debarment and possibly jail time for all responsible. But politicians are a special breed of entitled gitwads, aren't they? eff em.

Re: £££££££££££

Size matters, for sure.

Also be mindful of government budgeting rules in what constitutes as OPEX or CAPEX. I wish I could CAPEX this stuff.... even if I try, it will be recovered out of OPEX (twice the penalty in the end) over a period.