Spokesman Says No Advice About WikiLeaks Has Been Given to Anyone Beyond the State Department
... The Huffington Post received a message from State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley that reads:
"This is not true. We have instructed State Department employees not to access the WikiLeaks site and download posted documents using an unclassified network since these documents are still classified. We condemn what Mr. Assange is doing, but have given no advice to anyone beyond the State Department to my knowledge."
Earlier, a spokesman for the Ivy League school confirmed Saturday that the Office of Career Services sent an e-mail to students at the School of International and Public Affairs.
The Nov. 30 e-mail says an alumnus at the U.S. State Department had contacted the office, saying the diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks were "still considered classified." ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/12/04/national/main7118464.shtmlOMB: WikiLeaks off-limits to federal workers without clearance
By Ed O'Keefe
Updated 8:48 a.m. ET
... Career counselors at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs urged students not to post links to the documents or make comments on social media Web sites, including Facebook or Twitter.
"Engaging in these activities would call into question your ability to deal with confidential information, which is part of most positions with the federal government," said an e-mail the office said it sent to students on the advice of an alumnus who works for the State Department.
But the employee's warning, "does not represent a formal policy position," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Saturday.
"This sounds like an overly-zealous employee," Crowley said in an e-mail. "Our focus is advising current employees not to download classified documents to an unclassified network. While we condemn what WikiLeaks has done, we cannot control what is done through private Internet accounts." ...
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/12/wikileaks_off-limits_to_unauth.html