Federal Records Accountability Act of 2014

The Federal Records Accountability Act of 2014 (H.R. 5170) is a bill that would change the record keeping requirements about some types of communications to ensure that information is not lost. The bill would make it easier to fire a person who willfully and unlawfully concealed, removed, mutilated, obliterated, falsified, or destroyed any record, book, or other thing in the custody of such employee. It would also ban federal employees from using instant messaging for work purposes. The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.

Federal Records Accountability Act of 2014

The Federal Records Accountability Act of 2014 (H.R. 5170) is a bill that would change the record keeping requirements about some types of communications to ensure that information is not lost. The bill would make it easier to fire a person who willfully and unlawfully concealed, removed, mutilated, obliterated, falsified, or destroyed any record, book, or other thing in the custody of such employee. It would also ban federal employees from using instant messaging for work purposes. The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.