Even in Barack Obama's Washington, this is shocking.  The inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security has implicated "scores" of Secret Service employees in a scheme to embarrass Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Overisght Committee, who has been investigating wrongdoing by the agency.  At least 45 employees illegally accessed an old application for employment at the Secret Service by Chaffetz, and an assistant director actually recommended passing it on to the press. Associated Press: The actions by the employees could represent criminal violations under the U.S. Privacy Act, said the report by the Homeland Security Department's inspector general, John Roth. "It doesn't take a lawyer explaining the nuances of the Privacy Act to know that the conduct that occurred here — by dozens of agents in every part of the agency — was wrong," the report said.   Homeland Security Secretary Jeh...(Read Full Post)