I suppose it’s all classified, but does anyone know when this idiocy got started? It was a huge violation of the “need to know” principle. Classified Documents 101 should be enough to tell anyone not to do put every secret diplomatic file in the world into a system where any corporal with a security clearance could access all of it, and where any hacker could probably download it, too.
What on earth were they thinking?
It made their pathetic bureaucratic lives easier.
ABout two decades ago, our leadership just quit thinking about anything but their next raise.
After 9/11, there was this big push to make it easier for different departments and agencies of the government to share information. The thought was that 9/11 could have been stopped with easier communication between the various agencies.
The problem with this is when you break down those communication walls, the information becomes more vulnerable to being intercepted.
>> What on earth were they thinking?
Maybe they *weren’t* thinking.
If I was appointed King one of the first things I would do is execute a massive and ruthless purge of the State Dept.
Now, don’t read too much into that word, “execute”.
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On second thought, yeah, go ahead and take “execute” literally. :-)
Healthcare is their forte’.