Sensitive Data Missing From National Archives

Source: Associated Press

May 19, 6:44 PM (ET)

By LARRY MARGASAK

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Archives lost a computer hard drive containing massive amounts of sensitive data from the Clinton administration, including Social Security numbers, addresses, and Secret Service and White House operating procedures, congressional officials said Tuesday.

One of former Vice President Al Gore's three daughters is among those whose Social Security numbers were on the drive. Other information includes logs of events, social gatherings and political records.

The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation of the matter, according to Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and senior committee Republican Darrell Issa of California.

The lawmakers said they learned of the loss from the inspector general of the National Archives and Records Administration. The drive is missing from the Archives facility in College Park, Md., a Washington suburb. The drive was lost between October 2008 and March 2009 and contained 1 terabyte of data - enough material to fill millions of books.

Towns said he would have the FBI and inspector general brief committee members so they can "begin to understand the magnitude of the security breach and all of the steps being taken to recover the lost information.

"The committee will do everything possible to prevent compromising the integrity of the FBI's criminal investigation while we fulfill our constitutional duty to investigate the compromised security protocols," he said.

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Why is the first person who pops into my head, DICK?

:scared:

and rightly so.

:grr:

Makes one want to go mmmmm......

Could it had been missing earlier, like since January 20, 2001, but not been reported as such?

Gathering info to use against Hillary if she had won the presidency.

Reminds me of the passport eavesdropping that was going on. Heaven only knows what else has been compromised.

Government departments and agencies was/is lousy with embedded loyal 'Bushies', and the like.

But, hey, they kept us safe all those years, just not safe from them.

:grr:

Archives and maybe even the FBI. In the absence of any evidence to the contrary, I recommend going with that period of time.

Wasn't that the period during which Obama was vetting Hillary for Secretary of State and vetting Bill for potential conflicts? If so, the Obama transition team or administration may have been careless, or the Republicans may have been trying to discredit Obama's choice and/or vetting process.

I think pre event is better to avoid the claim it was created to change perceptions.

or Craigslist Washington DC

Sorry, that was mean, but I couldn't resist.

I was thinking about it. I so wanted to post it...but I figured I'd get flamed for it, even if it was in jest.

as a Red Sox fan, you're kind of used to abuse.

:banghead:

I'm sure he is on the short list.

:kick:

nt

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I noticed that years ago, too. Microfiche records of Newspapers in libraries didn't include advertisements! Very important story, particularly if you're trying to find the advertisement that sold you that lemon bait and switch.