The Pentagon is warning its employees to be on the look-out for colleagues who demonstrate an “unhappiness with US foreign policy,” visit family abroad and have financial problems – traits that classify someone as an “insider threat”.
Afraid that its federal employees could follow the footsteps of Army Private first class Bradley Manning, the Defense Department is taking long strides to find potential information leakers. As part of its “Insider Threat” program, which requires government workers to monitor and spy on each other, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has required staffers to sit through an online presentation that outlines traits qualifying someone as a “high threat”.
rt.com/usa/pentagon-threat-insider-program-232/
So if you have family abroad, eh?
Is this more racial profiling or is it just uber-nationalistic xenophobia?
And financial problems?
Surely if one were to sell secrets or work as a double agent, one would receive more money, not less.
Moreover, just how poorly are they paying folks?
And finally, unhappiness with foreign policy?
Er...aren't senators and representatives voicing concern?
Or can we take from this that the NSA know that it is just for show?
Since when did having non-American family, being poor and disagreeing with wars make you an enemy of the State?
Since always.
land of the free, one nation, freedom and justice for all
except furriners, poor folk and peaceful people
