Monday, April 23, 2007

Waxman Power! New Evidence of Security Problems at the White House


Current and former employees of the White House Security Office have reported to Chairman Waxman that there was a systemic failure at the White House to follow procedures for protecting classified information. According to the security officers, the White House regularly ignored security breaches, prevented security inspections of the West Wing, and condoned mismanagement of the White House Security Office.
In the letter to Andrew Card, Waxman discusses the violation by the White House of Executive Order 12958:
White House Security Breaches and Lack of Corrective Action

Under Executive Order 12958 and applicable regulations, the White House must investigate security breaches, implement prompt corrective action to deter future violations, and punish violators. Federal employees who commit security violations can be subject to a range of administrative sanctions, including reprimand, suspension without pay, denial of access to classified information. and termination.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

There seems to be no common sense or professionalism with this WH, either very secretive or the opposite.