State Department IT Contractor Arrested on Espionage Charges - HS Today

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Lemma then removed the information, which was classified as SECRET and TOP SECRET, from secure facilities at the Department of State.
49% : "Following the arrest earlier this year of a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard for the unauthorized disclosure of classified national defense information, in mid-April 2023, the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) undertook a self-initiated 60-day Internal Security Review of the Department of State's Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) network, systems, and applications to identify opportunities to strengthen how we safeguard data in the TS/SCI environment," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.
48% : "During this review, information was uncovered indicating that a Department of State information technology contractor may have removed, retained, and transmitted classified national defense information without authorization.
43% : "The Department of State commends the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and DOJ for the diligent work that led to an arrest and charges in this matter.

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