Inspector General to review State Department’s record-keeping capabilities

By Mark Tapscott

Published March 28, 2015 5:24pm ET

Inspector General to review State Department’s record-keeping capabilities — Steven Linick published a subsequent inspection of the eight cases in October of last year in the wake of widespread speculation that several of the investigations had been hampered by political appointees. (AP Photo)Â | Evan Vucci

Inspector General Steve Linick is launching a new investigation of the State Department’s ability to archive official documents, including employee emails.

Responding late Friday to a request from Secretary of State John Kerry, Linick said Kerry “recognizes the importance of information preservation, the need for the department to be responsive to Freedom of Information Act and congressional requests for such information and the challenges presented by advances in information technology.