Sen. Kelly: DOD policy prohibits discussion of even 'controlled unclassified information' on unsecured devices. Are you both aware of that? DNI Gabbard: I haven't read that policy CIA Director Ratcliffe: I'm not familiar with the DOD policy - ThreadSky

factpostnews.bsky.social • 6 days ago

Sen. Kelly: DOD policy prohibits discussion of even 'controlled unclassified information' on unsecured devices. Are you both aware of that?

DNI Gabbard: I haven't read that policy

CIA Director Ratcliffe: I'm not familiar with the DOD policy

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legaldesi.bsky.social•6 days ago

Maybe it’s just me, but if neither of them know of this policy (or can’t figure it out based on, oh I don’t know, common sense…they are not fit to serve in their positions!

radtek58.bsky.social•6 days ago

Lol

ladylibertyusa.bsky.social•6 days ago

Ignorance of the law is no excuse

angel415.bsky.social•6 days ago

Gabbard, what scum

thenordic.bsky.social•5 days ago

I haven't seen anyone mentioning this.
Is this really true?

dawna-h.bsky.social•6 days ago

Why after two months have they not fully learned security procedures? This is the government swamp the right is always screaming about. People not doing their jobs and just saying, "I didn't know" despite it being their primary concern-the security of the United States. It's gobsmacking.

claypotter.bsky.social•6 days ago

Lock them up!

myanulrich.bsky.social•6 days ago

Good job Sen Kelly.

richpr.bsky.social•5 days ago

OMG - seriously??? These people have had security clearances before. As such they’d have been briefed and trained on this restriction multiple times.

They apparently believe that feigning ignorance is a good defense. It’s not.

realmovieev.bsky.social•6 days ago

"...but y'all got time to dance?"

kimbutgar.bsky.social•6 days ago

They didn’t read the employee handbook?

kimbutgar.bsky.social•6 days ago

They are incompetent and need to resign!
😏

I know it won’t happen!

johnculver689.bsky.social•6 days ago

Pretty sure it's also ODNI and CIA policy.

mindcite.bsky.social•6 days ago

Gabbard pleads ignorance.

Ratcliffe takes a stab at kicking Hegseth under the bus.

lmc55g95.bsky.social•6 days ago

Well, Mark. Kudos for not advancing #DNI, #FBI and #SecDef but you failed to vote against #SOS and #CIA. So? We're ready for THAT explanation.

judylatorreartcom.bsky.social•6 days ago

OMG They are liars.

barnat4.bsky.social•5 days ago

I don't know...l am not in charge 🫣

semper-veritas1.bsky.social•6 days ago

These people are a joke

2bpainfree.bsky.social•6 days ago

Husband works with classified info. Government Employees are well trained on how to handle classified intelligence. They just didn't care.

ivote4justice.bsky.social•6 days ago

None of the people in this administration is competent enough to trust with anything. The rest of the world would be wise to stear clear of the United States until we can these people out of the government.

jwatsonco.bsky.social•5 days ago

Again with the "I have no idea what's going on or what is required of me" response as a defense to criticism. It's their job to know these policies. Saying they don't doesn't excuse them.

clwaryas.bsky.social•6 days ago

LIARS!!

katphxaz.bsky.social•6 days ago

Dogs must've burned the policy manuals.

nonconformant.bsky.social•6 days ago

Since Congress is controlled by Trump alcolytes and the executive is controlled by him and the SCOTUS is meely mouthed about his EO’s, who stops the USA from hitting rock bottom for the Yarvinists like Musk?

bornat3b.bsky.social•6 days ago

How much do they get paid for these jobs?

maximumgirl.bsky.social•6 days ago

FUCKKKKK MEEEEEE

rivercavy.bsky.social•6 days ago

Huh?
It’s bloody obvious that is the policy.

ngrippel.com•6 days ago

During the 2nd coming of King Donald I, bringer of chaos, corruption & deceit, ignorance is indeed bliss.

https://www.ngrippel.com/ngr-politics.html

jaydeedouble.bsky.social•6 days ago

Will the plot twist be when Trump comes out and claims that he thought about declassifying the military strike… so it was no longer declassified?

tovahsummer.bsky.social•4 days ago

If you are unaware of the job requirements and do not recall what you did in the last 3-5 days
1. fired for poor performance
2. fired by doge for inefficiency
3. fired for not meeting expectations
4. fired and sued for gross negligence of putting U.S. lives in danger by inadvertently ignoring opec

jsorenson.bsky.social•5 days ago

So, there is no mandatory Policies and Procedures and/or Acceptable Use and/or Confidentiality training at onboarding?!?!

Seems like a good FOIA request.

liomar.bsky.social•5 days ago

So, upon their admission of incompetence, do you feel vindicated, angry, or scared?

judination.bsky.social•2 days ago

They look like kids who didn't get their homework finished.

bseadeer.bsky.social•6 days ago

Ore evidence they need to be gone!! Ignorance of policy and procedure is not acceptable

louisamiller.bsky.social•6 days ago

Claim ignorance first, is their motto?

gregor132.bsky.social•6 days ago

WTF! Dumb asses! They can only lie!

rabidcormorant.bsky.social•5 days ago

Jimmy White: I don't know the rules of snooker
Serena Williams: Tennis? What's that?
Steve Vai: This is a guitar? I thought it was a bassoon
Elon Musk: Yay rockets go boom

OK. Scrub that last one, it might not be that whimsical.

chaostosurreal.bsky.social•6 days ago

Ignorance of the law is no excuse assbags.

goodmetric.bsky.social•6 days ago

What Ratcliffe said makes zero sense

The U in CUI stands for unclassified. CUI data still has strict restrictions, just not as high as classified information

The Secretary of Defense being the authority to determine if something is classified means it could have been a bigger oops than this oops

stillmarooned.bsky.social•6 days ago

Republicans walk around with their ears plugged and eyes closed. They see nothing. They hear nothing. They know nothing.

If these are the best and brightest of the GOP, they need to go back to the drawing board.

scotsgirl.bsky.social•5 days ago

HOW THE HELL DID THESE MORONS
GET THEIR JOBS!! FUCKING GOP!!!

carpe-snarkum.bsky.social•6 days ago

demosunita.bsky.social•6 days ago

Hold right there, are you telling me that these clowns that supposedly work in the defense of the country are not familiar with a security instance policy? is like a McDonalds manager not knowing how to connect the frier...

kazzie6.bsky.social•5 days ago

D’ya think some of trump’s very best people could actually learn what they are required to know to do their actual jobs?

darecho.bsky.social•6 days ago

These people are so out in left field they are across the street.

dxxps.bsky.social•5 days ago

DEI hires

blacklistedpg2.bsky.social•5 days ago

dilettantish elite imbeciles

makanaboy.bsky.social•6 days ago

So the two highest level individuals within the intel community are not aware of their own policies.

mystic-64.bsky.social•6 days ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/9KHtE88aCIw

harley15.bsky.social•6 days ago

Lock up the DEI hires!

jccaelan.bsky.social•6 days ago

These are the DUI hires. If we had DEI hires, they wouldn't be using Signal to discuss topics like this.

mntgrl.bsky.social•6 days ago

Unbelievable!!

v-ron.bsky.social•6 days ago

@captmarkkelly.bsky.social
@ossoff.senate.gov
@schiff.senate.gov

This you?

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/03/25/businessman-john-phelan-gets-senate-approval-lead-navy.html

charmsilver.bsky.social•6 days ago

I was aware of this policy as a child. ‘Loose lips sink ships’ isn’t a new-fangled notion. Soldiers (and their families) were updated of internet risks and restrictions in modern days. This isn’t a novel concept, it’s the most basic level security.

iputadollarin.bsky.social•6 days ago

DOD: here's a critical lifesaving safety policy

Dni gabbard: tldr

utahstock12.bsky.social•6 days ago

lol he's right. I am dealing with getting a University to set up CUI environment right now and it is a nightmare of rules and regulations. It's like just barely sensitive info and non citizen post docs basically can't be in your vicinity when you open a document.

pmcovington.bsky.social•5 days ago

Ignorance is not a valid excuse! But they're wearing it out. 😕

quazy1.bsky.social•6 days ago

They've been too busy appearing on FOX every day to learn the policies of their government and departments

cannibal-corpse.bsky.social•5 days ago

Not being "aware" of the law does not mean the consequences from breaking it won't be applied.

This is a hair's close away from treachery.

Grill them whole. Send them to the hole. And forget the key.

pmb-ca.bsky.social•6 days ago

Good God!! They don't even *know* the rules!

supermack.bsky.social•6 days ago

RTFM - but they are acting like a guy who’s bought a flat pack from IKEA- do I really need to read the instructions? However, defence is slightly more serious than assembling flat packed sofa, which is the job these people should be relegated to!

docintheclouds.bsky.social•6 days ago

If she hasn’t read that policy, then she’s really bad at lying or both. If she can’t be bothered, then the entire ODNI could follow her lead and put the country at even more risk. All of them should resign.

michaelmeister.bsky.social•6 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/shakespeare.lol/post/3ll7remjrjc2u

st78.bsky.social•6 days ago

And there we go - both signaling that they are unqualified for the positions they hold by admitting ignorance of policy. And we are trusting them with the nation’s most sensitive information. What could go wrong here.

cometspelling.bsky.social•6 days ago

To argue with a man who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. Thomas Paine

mavismoggie.bsky.social•6 days ago

faheyeliz.bsky.social•5 days ago

It's actually a government-wide policy.

faheyeliz.bsky.social•5 days ago

I bet these two blew off the transition briefings, like a bunch of other Felon47 administration hires.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

detroiterintx.bsky.social•6 days ago

Being ignorant does not give you a pass. It is their responsibility to thoroughly understand these things, which seem very obvious.

isorolley.bsky.social•6 days ago

Follow-up: The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) follows U.S. government-wide guidelines for handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), as established by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and outlined in 32 CFR Part 2002.

isorolley.bsky.social•6 days ago

Maybe he’s aware of Executive Order 13556, signed in June 2010. The DoD Directive supporting this EO is DoD Directive 5200.48. The EO and other governmental agencies have their own clarifying directives or instructions regarding use of CUI. So they lied about ignorance of its application.

parkerdw.bsky.social•6 days ago

📌

fancy-gen.bsky.social•6 days ago

Ignorance is not a defense except of course, with a willingly ignorant and seasoned Kleptocracy.

iamticktickbang.bsky.social•6 days ago

I'm more qualified for these positions just based on what I've learned on TV. No common sense!

mjr1951.bsky.social•6 days ago

Two ridiculous buffoons.

dilletaunt.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yikes

ghetto-gem.bsky.social•6 days ago

Working for DoD, DOE, etc… with a clearance requires many hours/weeks of training, and retraining. It’s quite strict and rules are not flexible. For those that have had to live with abiding to the rules find it infuriating that this reckless behavior is going on at upper levels. Fire them all!

czarmikhail.bsky.social•6 days ago

Director are you admitting you’re incompetent?
Not read the regulation?
It’s 1st procedural step of directorship.
Not reading it means not doing your job.
Regulatory matters deserve a person who can read?
Can you read basic 8th grade level?
I wrote policy at an 8th grade level.
Do you read Director?

czarmikhail.bsky.social•6 days ago

Let us see
I write threat level 13 guidelines during President Reagan administration.
Following guidelines enforcement required:
Violate national security upon national security matters for any reason.
Include enemy nation into conversations of national security concerns or matters related herewith.

czarmikhail.bsky.social•6 days ago

Automatic transmission authority granted for termination of responsible parties.
Upon violation of US protocol automatic termination authority granted DOD chief of chief responsible is party caused then cyanide administered immediately.
President Reagan issued automated consent
Nancy was cold as ice

flosfilet.bsky.social•6 days ago

She…hasn’t…read that policy? wtf?

ryanbright8.bsky.social•6 days ago

Remove them for incompetency. NOW! Action needs to immediate and SWIFT!

bairman.bsky.social•6 days ago

Should be ejected for that alone. They lack even the most basic knowledge of the requirements of their positions and the departments they oversee.

Oh... and they lie incessantly.

dnftt2011.bsky.social•5 days ago

Ms. Gabbard? Did she get another Divorce?

anglospud.bsky.social•6 days ago

Every healthcare professional that deals with HIPPA knows that's the FIRST fricking thing you're told. Retold. Signed off on.Drilled on. Incompetent not knowing basics of security. Fire the sorry idiots.

meaniebeanie5.bsky.social•6 days ago

Keystone cops!

svartmetall.bsky.social•6 days ago

In sane times, this would be a government-toppling scandal.

lacedaemon.bsky.social•6 days ago

I could repeat this ad nauseum, but if Biden or Obama (or their SecDefs) did any of this, they’d be impeached and removed, and rightfully so. I certainly wouldn’t defend it.

But since Daddy Trump, Apartheid Clyde, and DUI Hire Hegseth are doing it, the GOP gives them a pass.

mrsfitz22.bsky.social•6 days ago

Unacceptable. Ignorance of the law is NO excuse. Can you imagine if Hilary had said that?

fphschmidt.bsky.social•5 days ago

🙈🙉🙊🤙🏼

rmzandri.bsky.social•6 days ago

Incompetent assholes. They don’t know the policies and they don’t care what they are.

margoisme.bsky.social•6 days ago

robrichards.bsky.social•6 days ago

Insider trading anyone? Knowing what is about to happen (cards to be dealt), is valuable information for “when to hold ‘em, when to fold ‘em” / buying & selling on the stock market. Telling others on the “inside” that you are one of them is crucial for expecting to hear what’s coming next.

robrichards.bsky.social•6 days ago

All this verbal outrage will make what difference?

terrejpwdc.bsky.social•6 days ago

Well, Radcliffe and Gabbard learned something new today, didn’t they?

paultfras.bsky.social•6 days ago

They certainly showed just how unsuited they are for their roles. It's been said we are only 60+ days in. Everyone deserves a break. It was a mistake (said as if it was a minor mistake). This was not a minor mistake. It put people at risk. It was stupid and amateurist. The arrogance of these people.

robrichards.bsky.social•6 days ago

Anyone surprised by the events of the “new” administration, simply hasn’t been paying attention.

dogenrinzai.bsky.social•6 days ago

Bringing their incompetence to light is a good thing.

robrichards.bsky.social•6 days ago

Good thing? All this questioning your opponent’s intelligence hasn’t worked for stopping them from doing whatever they want.

dogenrinzai.bsky.social•6 days ago

They didn’t want to have hearings in the Senate today. But they did. They didn’t want to have to answer questions from Dem Senators. But they did. They didn’t want the American people to know they used an unsecured phone app to share war plans … but they do.

robrichards.bsky.social•6 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/robrichards.bsky.social/post/3llapjzz3fc2n

dogenrinzai.bsky.social•6 days ago

I’m certainly not surprised.

I am surprised this District in PA flipped. Trump won it by 15 points.

https://bsky.app/profile/the-downballot.com/post/3llapq2ivnk2a

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