I unfortunately had to handle classified while on active duty. Need to know rules work for those who are using classified but the kid wasn't a user. He was an IT tech who had access because of his job which was to make classified systems work. Go to any IT tech, civilian or military, and you'd be amazed at the access these people have. I recall going into the server room at my last civilian job and seeing a monitor setup with emails from everyone scrolling down the screen. The IT tech at my first civilian job was fired after he printed out and distributed executive salaries.
I don't know if there is a fix except for perhaps more oversight.
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