Speaker asks House officials to explore Skype use

The House could soon relax rules that prohibit lawmakers from using Skype and other video conferencing tools to communicate with their constituents. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has asked the chamber's Chief Administrative Officer and the House Committee on Administration to "further explore whether Skype can be utilized in a manner that will not compromise House information security infrastructure and policies that were implemented in 2006," according to Kyle Anderson, a spokesman for committee Chairman Robert Brady (D-PA).