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In reply to the discussion: Absolutely no one in government should implement a 'private email server'... [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)77. Nope, State and the US Government has other safeguards and folks to whom you can report wrongdoing.
First off there is the State Department office of Inspector General. https://oig.state.gov/ to whom individuals can report wrongdoing anonymously.
If one doesn't like that the State OIG reports to the SecState, you can go to the Inspector General for the entire dc federal government, http://oig.dc.gov/page/about-office-inspector-general
Another big for instance is the President's White House Chief of Staff.
If folks are concerned about anything the SecState is doing, just off the top of my head those are three folks/agencies you can go to to report that and two of them, both of the Inspector Generals listed, can be reported to anonymously.
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TheProgressive
Aug 2015
OP
For those unaware of the Bush email issue there's a Wikipedia article on the topic...
PoliticAverse
Aug 2015
#1
But was Hillary's server hacked? Was Powell's? Did China get into their e-mail systems or just
kelliekat44
Aug 2015
#73
See my #3. One of the things you find as an IT Person is if you prevent folks from doing their jobs
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#4
"Otherwise, IT Security is mandated from the highest level in most organizations now"
goldent
Aug 2015
#76
Nope, State and the US Government has other safeguards and folks to whom you can report wrongdoing.
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#77
I am too. And with the OIGs there is anonymous reporting so that takes away reluctance.
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#80
The State dept email system was essentially unaccessible remotely. Clinton was almost always remote
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#3
Of course it's allowed because it's the truth. And you obviously don't know the first thing
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#13
If you bothered to do any research, you would know this has been complained about by the last 5
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#15
So you admit you have done no research on this at all before opining? Because links on this abound.
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#21
Which goes back to my second comment to you. You don't understand government procurement.
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#28
Short answer? No, I don't. All of that persons communications don't need to be secure.
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#31
No. That system is specifically for classified emails. It's not supposed to be used for normal SOS
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#40
Anyone who has worked for the government knows about class/unclass partitioning
Recursion
Aug 2015
#70
Because there are people who know better. And here is a simple example that should drive it home.
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#78
The federal government has been repeatedly hacked. We have not heard Word One about Clinton....
Hekate
Aug 2015
#50
Colin Powell used a private server and erased all the emails after he left office.
pnwmom
Aug 2015
#61
The first responsibility of anyone in any job is to get the job done. If the appropriate materials
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#17
No, it's not. You've demonstrated you really don't have a handle on this at all. nt
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#32
Well, if they use different fallacies, I will call them out on them. People seem to like to try to
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#42
Thank you Steven for taking this on in your answers throughout this subthread. Why do they ...
Hekate
Aug 2015
#52
No, it doesnt. Your continued objections without any knowledge sound lame. nt
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#16
I agree 100% No one no matter which party should use a "Private email server" to conduct the busines
diabeticman
Aug 2015
#8
It does not matter which email system they use, the NSA reads all of them anyway.
Bunkalup
Aug 2015
#10
Colin Powell, as I understand it. But it would be nice if the antique government
pnwmom
Aug 2015
#35
Contractors and service members all over the air force ran them for years, may still.
jtuck004
Aug 2015
#56