D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), now the subject of a federal investigation, used his government email account to send business proposals to law firms. “Government is having to devote increasing resources to dealing with very broad and unspecific FOIA requests, some of which have no relation to official business. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D), is proposing changes to the city’s public records law that would restrict access to information. Evans made those pitches using his government email account, and journalists obtained them through the District’s FOIA law. Mendelson said the proposed FOIA restrictions were not intended to protect council members such as Evans from scrutiny.

Source: Washington Post May 08, 2019 18:08 UTC