>>5656552 (PB)

I am thinking earlier, which would be pre-Palantir? SAP access has (or was supposed to have had) strict governance:

https://fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/i5205_11.pdf

So the Deputy Secretary of Defense would have had direct knowledge via his Deputy Undersecretary chairing the SRG? After Bronco was elected he installed HRC who almost immediately came under scrutiny for refusing to quit using her unsecure Blackberry, was offered to have a secure server set up for home use but said she was “not familiar with home computers” and refused, continuing on the BB whose server was housed in her basement…

SAP access in her basement would either have to be A) illegal; or B) known / authorized by the SRG, whose chair is the DUSOD reporting to the DSOD, who at least would have known, or more likely influenced granting of access.

William J. Lynn was the DSOD at that time, and his appointment was controversial: Bronco had to waive the lobbyist (Raytheon) period to install him, so Lynn owed Bronco. My guess is Bronco directed corrupt POS lobbyist Lynn to make sure her SAP access was installed at her house, which she in turn sold access to China et al (God knows who else) and the alleged “hacks” were cover in case she was found out.

Enter Crowdstrike, hammer-time and BleachBit, etc. during the “oh shit” phase.

Corporate Governance type stuff is boring as paint drying but exists for these very reasons (paper trail).