I don't disagree generally, but it should be noted that the TeleMessage federal contracts predate this administration.
> According to Padgett and government records reviewed by NBC News, government contracts (some of which are still current) involving TeleMessage go back years, predating the current Trump administration. One current contract that mentions TeleMessage allocated $2.1 million from the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA for “TELEMESSAGE MOBILE ELECTRONIC MESSAGE ARCHIVING,” beginning in February 2023, with an August 2025 end date.
Sure, but was it being used to send secure military messages in the past? Or was it being used as a slightly more secure text messaging replacement by agencies that weren’t subject to the same security requirements as the Secretary of Defense?
It is my understanding that the normal procedures mandate that government supplied locked down devices be used for classified communications, not personal phones running Israeli cloud-connected messaging apps.
This is comparable to everyone using Hillary's email server for classified messaging, except also controlled in a foreign country, and oops very insecure.
Even office drones working at a bank aren't allowed to do such things.
