To Email, or Not to Email? That is the Question!
When should supervisors use email to communicate with employees, and when should it be avoided?
House Passes Legislation Requiring Federal Agencies to Keep Electronic Records
A bill that just passed the House would require agencies to preserve email records and make them searchable.
EPA IG to Look at Pruitt’s Use of Multiple Email Accounts
The EPA IG said it would grant a request to look at Scott Pruitt’s use of multiple email accounts, but added that it might be a while before getting to it.
House Committee Wants to Know if Federal Employees Are Skirting FOIA Laws
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter to numerous agencies seeking information on employees who are using methods of communication outside of normal government channels.
What the Cop Show Blue Bloods Can Teach You About Writing Better Emails
Believe it or not, the TV drama Blue Bloods can teach us about writing better emails and improving our writing generally). Here are some lessons we can learn from the show.
IG: IRS Employees Sent Unencrypted Emails Containing Personal Data of Thousands of Taxpayers
A recent inspector general report found that the IRS may have a widespread problem in which its employees are sending unencrypted emails containing the personal data of taxpayers.
Don’t Let E-Mails Delete Your Federal Career
Misuse of email can lead to the end of a federal employee’s career. Here are some tips to make sure this doesn’t happen to you.
House Committee Subpoenas Three Tech Companies in Clinton Email Investigation
A House Committee has issued subpoenas to three technology companies whose products were used in conjunction with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server in search of additional information about the security standards used on the system.
House Republicans List Perjury Allegations Against Hillary Clinton
Two House Republicans recently sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips with information detailing perjury allegations against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that they hope will be used to launch a formal investigation.
Another Senior Agency Official Questioned Over Use of Personal Email
The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology recently sent a letter to Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz seeking information about the use of personal email accounts to conduct government business by both Moniz and other senior level employees at his agency.
