House Ethics Committee report leaked

It seems that the House of Representatives could use some tighter computer security. A secret report that detailed 30 investigations of Representatives was accidentally released on a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing network:

The report appears to have been inadvertently placed on a publicly accessible computer network, and it was provided to The Washington Post by a source not connected to the congressional investigations. The committee said Thursday night that the document was released by a low-level staffer.

Oops. The Post dryly notes that the committee is typically tight lipped to a fault:

Watchdog groups have accused the committee of not actively pursuing inquiries; the newly disclosed document indicates the panel is conducting far more investigations than it had revealed.

The staffer who loaded it on his home computer - where the P2P software found it and "published" it has been fired.

Security, people. It's not just a good idea; it can save your job ...