From the OIG report:

"What OIG Evaluated"
"As part of ongoing efforts to respond to requests from the current Secretary of State and several Members of Congress, the Office of Instpector General (OIG) reviewed records management requirements and policies regarding the use of non-Departmental communications systems. The scope of tis evaluation covers the Office of the Secretary, specifically the tenures of Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Hillary Clinton, and John Kerry."

"What OIG Recommends"
"OIG makes eight recommendations. They include issuing enhanced and more frequent guidance on the permissible use of personal email accounts to conduct official business, amending Departmental policies to provide for administration penalties for failure to comply with records preservation and cyber security requirements, and developing a quality assurance plan to address vulnerabilities in records management and preservation. The Department concurred with all of OIG's recommendations."

"As in the case throughout the Federal Government, management weaknesses at the Department to the loss or removal of email records, particularly records created by the Office of the Secretary. These weaknesses include a limited ability to retrieve email records, inaccessibility of electronic files, failure to comply with requirements for departing employees, and a general lack of oversight."


So, one could conclude from the OIG's report that their findings cast responsibility and blame for transgressions with handling, preservation, and vulnerabilities in the security of electronic communications lies with lax management, limited guidelines, and inability to enforce compliance on employees. This investigation encompassed over a 20 year period, 5 Secretaries of State, was requested by the Secretary of State, and the State Department concurred with their findings. The OIG report indicates that shortcomings found in the Department of State with regard to management of electronic communications are similar to those found throughout various departments writhing the federal government. This is obvious when one understands that many departments (including the IRS, DOD, and the VA) are still using systems that feature 1980's technology like sharing information through the use of floppy discs. It is an overall indictment of the methodology, regulation, and enforcement of compliance with up-to-date guidelines with regard to electronic communications.

Oh yeah . . . and it mentions Hillary Clinton's indiscretions in handling her emails, as well as several other individuals.

Last edited by Rongone (5/26/2016 9:40 am)

I'm done with this witch hunt

Brady Bunch wrote:

Her use of the server definitely was not allowed and approved, as she initially claimed.  Should we really be shocked that Hillary lied?

I just don't see how anybody can trust a thing that comes out of her mouth.

Well, if you are looking for a politician that you can completely trust, I guess that you are sitting this century out.

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2016/05/26/We-Now-Know-Hillary-Lied-Multiple-Times-About-Her-Email-Server

Good article detailing Hillary's lies about the email server 

Like I said ............ Bring 'em all in!  If this is so freakin' important to our national security, then Albright, Rice, Powell, and Kerry should get the same treatment, too.  Why single out one individual and let the others off the hook?  Grill them all!

We need a 'special committee'.  Put John McCain in charge.