In November 2014, Congress enacted legislation authored by Rep. Elijah
Cummings, D-Md., to update the antiquated Federal Records Act. Before the
changes were enacted, the law focused on the physical characteristics of
preserving a record rather than on the information that was being stored.
It was difficult for federal professionals who manage records to handle the
growing volume of electronic communications. Controversies erupted over the
unauthorized disposal of email records at the Internal Revenue Service, as
well as the more recent revelations about deficiencies in records
management policies, practices and responsibilities at the State Department
and elsewhere. In September 2014, the National Archives and Records
Administration and the Office of Management and Budget jointly issued a
memorandum
<https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2014/m-14-16.pdf>
reinforcing the duties and obligations of federal agencies and staff when
managing email records.

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"The problems of our economy have occurred not as an outgrowth of
laissez-faire, unbridled competition.
They have occurred under the guidance of federal agencies, and under the
umbrella of federal regulations."
Senator Ted Kennedy, in defending trucking deregulation in 1978.

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