Truth be known, the name was originally “flagg@whitehouse.gov“, named after the architect, Randall Flagg, who has sometimes been referred to as a fictional character, but no doubt works for this group now....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Flagg
“...Truth be known, the name was originally ?flagg@whitehouse.gov?, named after the architect, Randall Flagg,...”
I think he might be offended! :-)