“I don’t think former secretaries are standard employees,”
Yet, I bet her paycheck looks exactly like the paycheck of every other State Department employee except the amount. I bet she took an oath and signed oath papers like everyone else as ell.
Yes, and she probably had to sign papers when she went onto the State Dept payroll, acknowledging that she would follow all of their procedures and regulations, including any that would be put in place later during her employment there.