Posted on 06/13/2010 3:19:17 PM PDT by Qbert
When the administration slapped the wrist of one of its top technology officials this spring for violating Barack Obama’s ethics pledge, a spokesman claimed the breaches were isolated incidents.
But a Daily Caller investigation reveals a cavalier attitude at the Obama White House toward longstanding safeguards designed to prevent abuses of the Presidential Records Act and other laws – including acts that carry serious legal implications.
Two sources say a top White House technology official, Chief Information Officer Brook Colangelo, routinely asked technology vendors for special deals based on his position as a public official.
“I heard the CIO talking to various technology vendors, saying … like, ‘You should give this to us for free because we’re the White House.’ And he actually said that to people,” one source said. A second source said Colangelo continued the practice even after having been confronted about its appropriateness.
Asking for discounts as a White House political official violates ethical rules and potentially federal law, experts say.
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Much of the information obtained by The Daily Caller comes from the first few months of the administration, when the technologically savvy culture of the Obama campaign collided with the restrictive rules of the White House.
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Specifically, the Presidential Records Act requires the White House to archive most written communications. The intent of the law, enacted in the wake of the Nixon Watergate scandal, was two-fold: to preserve the documents for historians and record potential ethical and legal violations.
E-mails sent from official White House accounts are preserved. But those sent from a personal account would bypass the system – in violation of the law, depending on the circumstances.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Well, if it doesn’t get reported by a real “impartial and reliable” news source like MSNBC then it doesn’t count... and never happened.
isolated incidents.
The Chicago Way gone national. "You wouldn't want nothing to happen to your business, would ya?"
What does Hillary know, and how long has she known it?
Possibly long enough to be liable for complicity? Is she ready to turn for immunity of states yet?
If the sun came up today...
...the Obama admin committed another ethics violation.
They did sweep out the old Culture of Corruption and introduced the new and improved Full-Strength Culture of Corruption.
Filling up the swamp.
They want to run the White House just like they ran Chicago.
They want to run the White House just like they ran Chicago.
Pelosi signed his certification to run in Hawaii
lol how about discounts on clebrity parties.
‘And, on the issue of Colangelo seeking special deals, the first White House official offered a longer, carefully worded defense that denies that practice takes place inside the White House.
Given nearly a week to respond, the official said, “The Office of Administration follows all federal procurement laws in dealing with vendors. As was the case here, it considers only performance when dealing with vendors. The office does not ask for special treatment or deals from vendors; it does work with them to ensure that they can meet the unique and particular technological specifications that are sometimes necessary given the work of the White House.”
Now? Maybe, but I doubt it. But what about in the past? Carefully worded is right!
/s
Chicago style politics at its finest. Ask anyone who lived there.
Wrong Tense.
They are running the White House like they ran Chicago.
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