The Pentagon on Wednesday announced plans to tighten protection for classified information following the explosive leaks of hundreds of intelligence documents.
The classified U.S. intelligence documents that authorities believe were leaked in a Discord channel may have made it to the wider internet through the actions of a different young Discord user who shared them further, according to the administrator.The Pentagon on Wednesday announced plans to tighten protection for classified information following the explosive leaks of hundreds of intelligence documents that were accessed through security gaps at a Massachusetts Air National Guard base.
Austin also said the sensitive compartmented information facilities, or SCIFs, must be monitored to prevent the use of electronic devices inside the rooms. That effort would include "appropriate electronic device detection systems and mitigation measures" inside the secure areas, according to the memo.
"There wasn't a single point of failure," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in accordance with Pentagon ground rules for the briefing.Court filings in Teixeira's case revealed that Air National Guard supervisors warned him at least three times about improper access to classified information, but no further action to restrict his clearance or access was taken.
Austin also directed the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency to develop ways to more quickly flag and communicate concerns to local commanders about personnel, such as by improving how "continuous vetting information" - any updated reports on criminal records, credit reports or other indicators that are tracked as part of background checks - can be more quickly shared to flag a potential security risk.
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