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Article: Security is raised after bug incident: State Department now checks all ID's.(A)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 14, 1999
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The State Department began Saturday night requiring employees to show their photo identification cards to tighten security after a Russian eavesdropping device was found in a conference room.
A State Department official yesterday said the security changes were a result of the discovery of a Russian bug. "The decision was made to do this last week, after [the bug was discovered] and we began to implement it on Saturday," the official said.
The latest security changes requiring employees to show photo ID cards to guards were made after The Washington Times reported Saturday that the State Department had suspended requirements for employees and ...