U.S. State Department disputes FBI view that it has lax security culture

"We don't share the broad assessment made of our institution that there's a lax culture here when it comes to protecting classified information. We take it very, very seriously," State Department spokesman John Kirby told a news briefing.

His comments came after Comey announced some of the results of the FBI's yearlong investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was in office. Comey said the FBI found evidence of a general lack of care for classified information at the State Department.

(Reporting by Arshad Mohammed; Writing by David Alexander; Editing by Eric Beech)