Defense secretary used personal email at Pentagon — Newspaper

The FBI and several congressional committees are investigating Clinton.

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, upon learning of the problem in May, directed the White House counsel’s office to contact Pentagon officials.

Last month, Ash Carter was the one who called Russian Federation and China threats to the worldwide order and US global dominance, as reported by ValueWalk.

The Times said Cook provided a written statement in response to the newspapers’ inquiries about the emails. He said none contained classified information and all were backed up for record keeping on the Defense Department email system. He said the Pentagon had expressed willingness to cooperate with congressional inquiries.

In an interview with the U.S. TV network CBS News on Thursday, Carter admitted that he made a mistake that was “entirely my own”, adding that he stopped using his private email account “a few months ago”.

“But that I shouldn’t have been doing”. “I did not do the right thing”. I didn’t do the right thing.

Jim Garamone writes Carter told uniformed personnel at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey that USA troops and global forces should “find capable, motivated partners” that can help launch attacks against the organization in Syria and Iraq. That case became a Republican talking point as the former chief USA diplomat seeks the Democratic nomination for president in the 2016 election.

The $1.1 trillion omnibus bill put forth in Congress this week takes aim at the issue by barring the State Department from paying for the support of external email servers and accounts operated outside the.gov domain.

Instead, Carter simply used his iPhone and iPad to send the messages. Cybersecurity has been deemed a top priority by the Pentagon.

Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, issued a brief statement urging Carter to formally request an IG review.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter delivers remarks concerning budget priorities for 21st century defense at the American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C., on May 30, 2012.

It isn’t clear how many emails Carter sent or received on his personal account, but he is the second high-level Cabinet-level official in the Obama administration to follow the practice.

“Like Secretaries Panetta and Hagel before him, Secretary Carter is trying to protect America from terrorists, weapons proliferators, and cyberattacks”.

Clinton’s email practices were revealed in March.

He said that Mr Carter had stopped the practice, but did not say when.