Electronic Records: Clinton Administration's Management of Executive Office of the President's E-Mail System

Abstract

In response to your requests of May and August 2000, this report discusses our examination of the facts surrounding key events affecting the ability of the Clinton Administration's Executive Office of the President (EOP) to preserve certain e-mail messages deemed official government records. As you know, the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and the Federal Records Act (FRA) require the EOP to preserve official records, including e-mail. Adequate controls must be in place to ensure that these records, whether manual or electronic, are complete and maintained in accordance with applicable requirements. However, e-mail system malfunctions and management weaknesses prevented archiving of some e-mail records for EOP components, including the Office of the Vice President (OVP).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA389408

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Human Systems

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  • Best Practices
  • Computer Programming
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  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Data Centers
  • Electronic Mail
  • Governments
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  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Inventory
  • Law
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  • Personnel Management
  • Records Management

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