Report Finds Gaps in Federal E-Mail Records

Federal officials inconsistently preserve government e-mail, creating gaps in the public record and making it difficult for the public to understand the activities of the government, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office. The report came before a scheduled House vote today on a bill that would create standards for the electronic storage of e-mail by federal agencies. As the use of e-mail has increased dramatically, federal agencies are struggling to determine which e-mails can be deleted, which must be preserved as public records and how those records should be stored.
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