If Berger left with documents that the monitors did not realize were missing until later, how is this "high standards?" ....possibly high standards about what should happen with the documents, but lousy procedures to see that the correct things actually happen.
Well you got me there. It was sloppy on the Reading Room staff side of things. Intimidation by Berger is the only explanation and that is not an acceptable excuse.
My reference to "high standards" is based on my own experience handling classified material and observing over many years the care and attention that your Average Joe Aerospace Worker gives to "doing it right" when it comes to the handling of classified information. In a classified environment, the handling of classified documents was and I believe remains the real "Job One". The Security Officers that I knew were hard working and dedicated to the protection of U.S. Government secrets.
I will stand by my position. If Berger walks the damage to this system will exceed the greatest expectations of our enemies, both domestic and foreign.