[Cobbydaler]

Originally Posted by Escapee

Easy, if you are cleared at the appropriate level there is nothing to stop you copying data to a memory stick. The vast majority of employees in government/defence jobs are cleared to at least Restricted level, with many cleared to Secret Level.

The official secrets act, List X status, ITAR and company policy means action could be taken if an employee was negligent, this would be likely to happen in a private company but when the government is the employer there appears to be no action taken.

Well, he has been suspended...

Originally Posted by The BBC

An unnamed Cabinet Office employee was suspended after the documents were left on a train seat and handed to the BBC.
Mr Miliband said the official was not authorised to remove the files from government premises, but national security did not seem to be "at risk".

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