Security Breach at Jerusalem Consulate

Fox News recently revealed that the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem auctioned off a used file cabinet still containing sensitive personnel and financial documents, some marked Secret.

The incident reveals the carelessness and recklessness which, from time to time, surfaces within the federal government. And, oftentimes, no one is held accountable for such mistakes.

And, ok, while we admit that this news is only tangentially related to security clearances, having witnessed first-hand the follies of Consulate Jerusalem, we couldn’t resist further publicizing this news.

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