Lawmakers want more e-signatures

A bipartisan trio of lawmakers wants to know why people can’t sign more federal government forms electronically. Sen Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sen John McCain (R-AZ) and Rep Anna Eshoo (D-CA) wrote to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker asking for an update on what the government is doing to get rid of wasteful and redundant paper signatures.

“The acceptance of electronic documents has become a cornerstone of Internet commerce and is vital to our country’s economy,” they wrote. “We are concerned about the extent of the adoption of electronic signatures within the federal government.”