ET: WASHINGTON—Senate Sergeant-at-Arms officials conducted a “general housecleaning” that resulted in “massive personnel changes” in the upper chamber’s information technology and cybersecurity systems staff, The Epoch Times has learned.
“There’s been massive personnel changes over there,” said a knowledgeable Senate source who requested anonymity. “The new people are a lot more strict and putting on a lot more rules and restrictions. They have just been tightening down a lot since then.”
Among those who have left is John Clayton Porter. He was branch manager for information assurance—cybersecurity from March 2017 until earlier this month, according to LegiStorm. He was paid $88,628 annually at the time of his departure, according to Senate records.
The Sergeant-at-Arms (SAA) office declined to discuss Porter or personnel changes that have been implemented in his former office. A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) also declined to comment.
The staff and rules changes come in the wake of a guilty plea entered in federal court April 5 by Jackson Cosko, a former information technology aide to Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas).
Mannal Haddad, press secretary for the House Administration Committee, which oversees the House computer networks, declined to comment when asked by The Epoch Times about Cosko and whether new cyber-security measures were implemented as a result of the case.
Cosko admitted guilt in the pleading to two counts of making public restricted private information in October 2018 about McConnell, and other senators, including Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah).
Cosko also admitted guilt to one count each of computer fraud, witness tampering, and obstruction of justice. Prior to agreeing to the pleading, Cosko faced as many as 11 separate felony counts.
The case was heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and was first reported by The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Luke Rosiak.
Cosko’s offenses commenced after he was terminated from Hassan’s staff in May 2018 for reasons the New Hampshire senator has refused to make public. more
Was completely immersed in his determining between Royal and Bounty as the quicker picker upper,,
Sh*t like that takes time,,
jeez,,,
How wasserman schultz is getting away with treason is just too scary.
Our country’s done after Trumpnis gone.
This country cannot keep secrets as long as the dems have access to any information. Recall that as an example China couldn’t even get a rocket off the ground until the Clinton administration came along. Now we’re being threatened with MERV’s and they’ve put vehicles on the moon.
This country is pretty far gone and it’ll take a miracle to get it back. Too many people in public office hate this country or their personal urges for power trump and concern for the nations welfare.
Last week, the Dems were tuning up to blast Trump for being lax in handing out White House security clearances. By Friday, that narrative had faded to background noise. For some reason.
Personnel changes?
Gosh, I sure hope they don’t get in as much trouble as Imran Awan!
Did this guy doxx anyone not a political representative? If so, if they would sue this prick in civil court they can subpoena Maggie Hassan to the stand to force her to reveal why she fired his ass. I imagine a few others could be forced to the stand to further shed light on this guys activity over time.