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Deputy Chief Technology Officer Andrew McLaughlin may have evaded transparency laws by using his Gmail account to e-mail former employer Google, said House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa, R-Calif. In a letter Thursday, Issa asked McLaughlin to explain what…
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steps are being taken to ensure he’s archiving Gmail contacts according to the Presidential Records Act. “The use of personal e-mail accounts, such as Gmail, to conduct official business raises the prospect that presidential records will not be captured by the White House e-mail archiving system,” wrote Issa. “Unless White House officials forward copies of their e-mails to their government e-mail account or maintain printed copies of the e-mail, there is a risk records subject to the PRA will not be retained as required by law.” The McLaughlin e-mails are also the subject of a FOIA request by Consumer Watchdog (WID April 2 p4). The White House didn’t immediately comment.