Congress Steps Up FCC Probe

DOCUMENTS SOUGHT IN FCC PROBE
[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: John Dunbar]
On Wednesday the House Commerce Committee asked for a trove of documents from the Federal Communications Commission as part of an ongoing investigation of the agency. The letter requests e-mails, memoranda, handwritten notes, meeting schedules and other records relating to a long list of agency activities dating back to January 2005. Investigators are seeking documents pertaining to the delay of commission meetings, details surrounding the preparation of various agency reports and guidelines on agency communications "including any limitations or restrictions imposed upon FCC employees' ability to communicate with each other concerning official agency business." The Committee is investigating "allegations from current and former FCC employees and other sources" that relate to "management practices that may adversely affect the Commission's ability both to discharge effectively its statutory duties and to guard against waste, fraud, and abuse." The committee asked that the documents be provided within two weeks of the date of the letter.
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* Text of letter
http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_110/110-ltr.031208.Martin.records%...

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