On: U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests

[abeppu]

This is totally not my area. But are most offices for members of congress not able to keep the _really_ secret stuff on their own systems? Like, is the most sensitive stuff only in a well-secured SCIF in the basement or something?

[Rebelgecko → abeppu]

SOP when I worked in a similar environment was that if there's an evacuation you don't take time to lock up. Probably not an issue for a SCIF, but could be a problem if a congressperson has a safe in their office

[TecoAndJix → Rebelgecko]

Depends on the threat and the secrets you are protecting. If it’s looking REALLY bad, or the secrets are important enough (SCIF), you start destroying things and hope you finish the destruction in time to get out.

[Rebelgecko → TecoAndJix]

That's a good point. Our primary threat was natural disasters, so I can see how different locations might handle things differently