Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Electronic Communications Preservation Act

Bill targets messy e-records
A bill introduced by House Democrats would preserve e-mail messages whose loss could create gaps in the country’s historical record and leave agencies vulnerable to legal actions, some policy observers say.

The legislation introduced last month would require federal agencies to preserve electronic communications in an electronic format and put the National Archives and Records Administration in charge of overseeing compliance.


Putting NARA in charge of records administration is the key to preventing the fox from guarding the hen house.

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