Posted on 01/16/2016 4:40:46 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
Talk about a bad week. Poll numbers tanking, polling shows millennial ladies prefer Bernie, her attempts to connect with minority demographics flopping hard, 13 Hours hits theaters, resurrecting the Benghazi story, and now a second Congressional investigation.
This latest investigation centers around the security of Hillary's home-brewed email server used during her tenure as Secretary of State.
According to Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman:
Understanding these companies' roles in providing software and services to maintain former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email server is critical to improving government cybersecurity standards. A high profile government official deviating from established information security requirements raises significant concerns. The sensitive nature of the information stored on Sec. Clinton's private server created a unique challenge to ensure all of the information was properly safeguarded. The Committee takes seriously its duty to ensure the NIST Cybersecurity Framework is properly equipped to safeguard our nation's information."
Earlier this month, the Committee held a hearing where a private sector cybersecurity expert told the Committee his company would not set up a private server for a government official because such an arrangement is "illegal" and because it would expose classified data.
Today's letters are aimed at improving the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (the Framework) and the Federal Information Security Act (FISMA), which set cybersecurity standards and enable federal oversight of information technology programs.
Last year, more than 178 million records on Americans were exposed in cyber attacks. According to the Government Accountability Office, in 2014, federal agencies reported more than 60,000 cyber security incidents that exposed personally identifiable information.
Moreover, the State Department scored only a 42 out of 100 on the federal government's cybersecurity report card. This score is lower than the Office of Personnel Management's score, an agency that recently experienced an attack that exposed the private information of 20 million Americans.
In his letters today, Chairman Smith requests all documents and communications related to Secretary Clinton's private server as well as information about any security breaches that may have occurred during her tenure.
Clinton's campaign is calling the investigation a "sham," according to The Hill.
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Just more rhetoric to stall the inevitable. Hang her fat behind and get it over with, everyone knows she deserves it.
Perhaps the delay is that newer, heavier rope has been on back-order for a while.
aside from spelling her own name wrong, the woman uses the hyphenated home-brewed e mail server term that is incorrect. The server was not home brewed, it was off the shelf. Girlie ignorance is not permitted in the big leagues
The Representative described it correctly as private e mail server
I sure as hell hope no one is holding their breath waiting on any of these myriad “investigations to bear fruit.
Stale, tired Kabuki for the masses.
Lamar Smith; 29 years in the cess pool, known as The House of Representatives. Same S***, Different day.
There are people who would vote for her irrespective of an orange jumpsuit. Her machine will say that “of course, she can run, even if she is under indictment/sentence.”
Only the most stupid people believe that Hillary! is anything but the most brilliant woman in the world.
/s/
IMHO
Great! Now that Trey “Bad Hair Cut” Gowdy showed them how to move their lips and say nothing they fake another investigation. Please just go away.
“Moreover, the State Department scored only a 42 out of 100 on the federal government’s cybersecurity report card.”
So, now the House Science, Space and Technology Committee
is investigating how worthless the security is on government
servers in an attempt to find a more convincing excuse for
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server.
They need her in the race just in case Jeb or one of their
establishment cronies don’t make it on the ballot. I’m sure
the establishment republican party would much rather have
Clinton than Trump or Cruz.
Like the testimony of the computer expert,setting up a private server for a government official is illegal,now we know why the guy who set up Hillary’s pled the 5th amendment.
Other than that another committee that does nothing a waste of time
Oh boy. More kabuki theatre. Heat up the kabuki popcorn in the kabuki microwave.
Also explains what Hillary was doing when she was supposed to be monitoring crucial aspects of US ntl security...including protecting the lives of her employees in Benghazi.
All the behind-the-scenes data (that she tried to keep hidden from taxpayers) indicates the only thing she WAS on top of was any and all State Dept insider info on which she and Bill could make a buck.
Some enterprising reporter itching for a Pulitzer needs to match-up Hillarys official State Dept moves w/ the Clintons' vast buck-raking operation. That tell$ the whole $tory in exqui$ite detail.
More investigating, more talking, more grandstanding, more avoiding real action.
My prediction: as Trump’s nomination, then election grows the House’s testicles will likewise grow.
MY step Daughter runs her own IT business, and she is very picky where she installs servers and is quick to tell clients why they should not be in those locations. Takes after her dad who taught Computers/electronics 20 yrs at Jr. College. Still teaches Ham Radio Extra classes.. math classes at 75. He will be teaching one this morning.
The inevitable being exoneration and blessing to continue to run for the presidency.
These sham investigations are for our consumption and amusement, but after decades of seeing the Clintons get away with everything, this has failed to increase my heartbeat 1bpm...
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Yawn. Yup the same clowns that couldn’t find anything on Benghazi open a new stage. No sale.
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