Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, wrote to Google on Friday to reiterate his concerns that White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer Andrew McLaughlin had inappropriate contact with the company, where he was formerly an employee.
“In April it was revealed that … McLaughlin used his personal email account to engage in official business, including discussions on policy matters under his review with [Google],” Issa wrote.
The White House reprimanded McLaughlin in May for what it deemed were “incidental” violations of the administration’s ethics code. The White House said McLaughlin’s e-mails with Google officials had no effect on policy decisions.
Issa noted that messages sent on private e-mail accounts or through Facebook and Twitter are not captured and archived by the White House under the Presidential Records Act. He said he is concerned about reports that White House staffers may be contacting lobbyists through private accounts.
Read More: By Sara Jerome, The Hill
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Obama says …
Kenya My Country, Tussker My Beer !
http://www.scribd.com/doc/34220508/
OF COURSE THEY ARE MAKING INAPPROPRIATE CONTACTS WITH CORPORATIONS WITHIN THE WHITE HOUSE.
WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU EXOECT OF A CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION.
Hello Zanzibar,
Is it not true that every one has free use of the internet?
Would this not be some kind of censorship?
HI ALEXIA,
YES EVERY ONE IS ENTITLED TO USING THE INTERNET. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THEY ARE RESTRICTED TO USING ONLY THE WHITE HOUSE COMPUTERS TO COMMUNICATE ON GOVERNMENT BUSINESS IN ORDER TO HAVE A RECORD OF SUCH COMMUNICATIONS. TO DO OTHERWISE IS AGAINST THE LAW. THIS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS LITTLE IF ANY RESPECT FOR OUR LAWS HERE IN AMERICA.
That election stunk from the word go. The dems hooked and crooked in more ways then you can shake a stick. With acorn doing all their crap and getting away with it on down the line. I pray that enough people have come awake and will start to change things soon. I f they don;t we are in for a long time with the crappy end of the stick.