Newly
confirmed CIA director Mike Pompeo informed United States senators he
would “aggressively seek to ensure we have the most effective
programs for identifying insider threats.” It was a pledge to
pursue the same anti-leaks policies that discourage whistleblowing
that President Barack Obama’s administration pursued.
Since
President Donald Trump has expressed his fervent support for torture,
which is against the law, and a draft executive order has circulated
suggesting the Trump administration will restore the CIA’s
rendition, detention, and interrogation program, the prospect of
Pompeo intensifying efforts to clampdown on leaks is all the more
concerning.
“Mishandling
of classified information is a serious matter given the potential
implications for U.S. national security,” Pompeo declared.
[...]
Pompeo
added, “Persons who are unable or unwilling to safeguard
classified information successfully should not hold a security
clearance. Using discretion, the Attorney General may seek
prosecution of cases for mishandling of classified information. It is
clearly the case that the accountability associated with mishandling
of classified information should depend on a number of factors
including the scope, duration, [and] intentionality of the
mishandling, but all cases of mishandling of classified information
must be addressed and actions must be taken to prevent their
recurrence.”
He called
for “more aggressively implementing the Intelligence Community
Information Technology Enterprise,” which will “enable the
electronic implementation of the need-to-know principle.” He
also mentioned the CIA’s own “insider threat program.”
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