The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in McLean, Virginia (Reuters/Larry Downing)
No One Was Disciplined After The White House Leaked A CIA Official's Name To The Press -- Business Insider
The White House is adopting enhanced security procedures during foreign trips after the name of a CIA official was accidentally leaked to the press during President Barack Obama's visit to Afghanistan late last month. However, no one was disciplined or fired as a result of the leak.
Deputy White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest announced the results of an investigation into the incident conducted by White House Counsel Neil Eggleston ahead of a fundraiser attended by the president in Massachusetts Wednesday evening. Earnest said Eggleston briefed White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on the results of the investigation Tuesday. The president was also informed of the investigation's findings Tuesday. Eggleston made three recommendations to prevent similar security breaches from occurring in the future.
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No one fired in outing of CIA official; leak ruled inadvertent -- CNN
No One Fired in Accidental Outing of CIA Official -- NBC News
White House outing of CIA officer results in no punishments -- Washington Times
WH: Outing of CIA station chief inadvertent -- The Hill
White House Sets Up Safeguards After Exposing CIA Official -- WSJ
Obama Adopts Safeguards After CIA Chief Outed -- AP
White House recommends changes after release of CIA officer's name -- McClatchy News
My Comment: I can only hope that the person responsible for this leak does not .... in the end .... get promoted
1 comment:
No one should be punished!
It's George Bush's fault!!
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