WASHINGTON — Former CIA Director John M. Deutch, who previously admitted to mishandling sensitive data while heading the CIA, is now being investigated by the Defense Department for similar incidents, according to The Washington Post.
Defense Department documents allege that Deutch used unsecured computers at home and his America Online account to access classified defense information in the early to mid-1990s when he held high-ranking jobs at the Pentagon, the Post said in Saturday's issue.
"We find his conduct in this regard particularly egregious in light of existing DOD policy directives addressing the safeguarding of classified information," the Post quoted an internal Defense Department memo as saying. "This situation was exacerbated because Dr. Deutch, while serving as the (deputy secretary of defense), declined departmental requests that he allow security systems to be installed in his residence.
"The evidence we obtained clearly establishes that Dr. Deutch failed to follow even the most basic security precautions."
Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, confirmed that the probe had been widened and asked the Justice Department to look into it, the newspaper said.