Amid Clinton Scandals, Kerry Asks IG To Review Archiving, FOIA Response

‘This is an important step in improving how we communicate at the department’

"On Wednesday this week, Secretary Kerry sent a letter to the State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, requesting that he undertake a review of our efforts to date on improving records management, including the arching of emails as well as responding to FOIA and Congressional inquiries. Secretary Kerry also asked that the IG make recommendations on how to improve our systems.

Secretary is committed to preserving a complete record of American foreign policy. Doing so is required but it also good government. In the letter Secretary Kerry wrote that we must   'adapt our systems and polices to keep pace with changes in technology and the way our personnel work.' He also noted that we are focused on improving the way we search for and produce documents in response to requests whether through the FOIA, inquiries from Congress, or access to historians and researches. We will be sharing this letter with you later this afternoon.

This  is an important step in improving how we communicate at the department and enduring that we are preserving records and  we are committed to following through on this process."

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