In the olden days (of paper), Secret documents were logged in, and tracked. When audited, you had to produce it. Had to get permission to make a copy, which was logged in.
Not so for Confidential.
This went away with computers and classified networks.
All electronic documents are logged. There really isn’t a problem with the systems, there is a problem with the people. Bad people do bad things, and now that half the disqualifications for clearances have become lifestyle choices, we have a lot of very bad people in very high places.
Slick Willy started destroying the vetting process, but Obama has just about completed the job. He has done more damage to our national security than anyone in the general population can know.
Our national security programs aren’t simply riddled with bad actors; they are now run by people who don’t even profess loyalty to America.
yes, tracking and safeguarding is taken seriously.
In the Pentagon we had Confidential to TS in the office and stored in a safe. Making copies was not done unless it was on a special copier in the vault.
Confidential was taken seriously as all other protected documents.
Had one time where I left a Confidential message on my desk when I left for the day and self-reported in the morning and that was not taken lightlly.