John Kerry, too, uses private e-mail

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http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2015/09/30/john-kerry-sometimes-uses-private-mail-account-for-state-department-business-official-says/DmZz3PBxGgoUtOlREsuLhL/story.html



John Kerry, too, uses private e-mail
By Annie Linskey and Matt Viser Globe Staff
October 01, 2015

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry occasionally uses a private e-mail account to conduct State Department business, a department official acknowledged Wednesday, a disclosure that comes amid heightened scrutiny over how government officials secure potentially sensitive information.

State Department spokesman John Kirby didn’t directly respond to a question about whether Kerry had ever sent or received classified information via his private account. Instead, in a statement, Kirby said: “With respect to any classified material, he regularly receives such material through properly safeguarded briefings and papers.”

Attention to the use of private and public e-mail accounts by top officials has become acute since disclosures that Hillary Clinton, Kerry’s predecessor, maintained a private computer server at her New York home and almost exclusively used private e-mail to conduct State Department business. Her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination has been dogged by questions about her e-mail practices.

Kirby said the State Department has been “clear that Secretary Kerry primarily uses a state.gov e-mail account for his daily work.’’ He added: “And, he takes steps to ensure that his records are appropriately captured, regardless of their origin.”

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Once upon a time, the DoD was directed to buy American.

Once upon a time, government employees were required to use government resources (e-mail) to conduct government business.

Once upon a time, Congress actually passed legislation.