Tuesday, July 22, 2008

25 open government advocates support the Electronic Message Preservation Act

We periodically receive newsletters from a wide variety of government reform news sources. These focus on only the major events within their respective areas of expertise. Here is a selection from a recent email newsletter:
From OpenTheGovernment.org
http://bit.ly/15aYpB

24 Groups Join OpenTheGovernment.org in Support of H.R. 5811, the Electronic Message Preservation Act

OpenTheGovernment.org and 24 groups (including many coalition partners) sent a letter to Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , Henry Waxman, supporting passage of H.R. 5811, the Electronic Message Preservation Act. The bill directs the Archivist of the United States to establish standards for the capture, management, and preservation of White House e-mails and other electronic communications and to issue regulations requiring agencies to preserve electronic communications in an electronic format. Both the well-publicized White House email scandal and a recently released GAO Report that found agencies are inconsistent in preserving emails highlight the need for the legislation. The House passed the bill by a vote of 236-187; however, the bill still faces a murky future in the Senate and a definite veto threat by the President.

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