all about classified documents and the handling of such
There has been a lot of discussion about Hillary's personal server and the handling of classified documents. Here is my take on the subject.
One thing about classified documents. I worked for years with documents that were highly classified. There were many case where items were over classified, in other words, someone made something Top Secret that should have been not higher than Confidential. Most of the time this was because the originator was too lazy to consult the guidelines. From what I have seen from the released emails, these classified documents were not handled properly by the originator leading to mishandling. Before the electronic era there were very strict handling instructions. You had a cover sheet, you had the classification clearly marked at the top and bottom of each page. The intelligence agencies need to return to an adaption of these practices in electronic form.
One thing about classified documents. I worked for years with documents that were highly classified. There were many case where items were over classified, in other words, someone made something Top Secret that should have been not higher than Confidential. Most of the time this was because the originator was too lazy to consult the guidelines. From what I have seen from the released emails, these classified documents were not handled properly by the originator leading to mishandling. Before the electronic era there were very strict handling instructions. You had a cover sheet, you had the classification clearly marked at the top and bottom of each page. The intelligence agencies need to return to an adaption of these practices in electronic form.