Deutch Used Unclassified Computers to Prevent CIA Access to Certain Documents

By Thomas Duffy / February 23, 2000 at 5:00 AM
Former Director of Central Intelligence John Deutch told the agency's inspector general that he intentionally created secret files on unclassified computers to prevent other CIA officials from gaining access to them through the agency's computer network, according to an unclassified version of a CIA IG report into Deutch's improper handling of classified information. The Feb. 18 report was released yesterday by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The IG's investigation found that Deutch stored classified information on two unclassified CIA...

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