Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Washington gets E-Discovery Wake Up Call; Hangs Up, Goes back to bed


"The U.S. federal government – more specifically, the White House – has an e-discovery problem. And what started with questionable email policies looks to have spread to overall backup.
A court filing today reveals there may be gaps in the backup tapes the White House IT shop used to store email. It appears that messages from the crucial early stages of the Iraq War, between March 1 and May 22, 2003, can't be found on tape. So, far from exonerating the White House staffers, the latest turn of events casts an even harsher light on their email policies. "

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