::Sunday, February 19, 2006::
NO EMAIL, NO SPAM
.. Revelations that Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and Homeland Security Chief Chertoff do not use email as part of official communications raised eyebrows in Washington last week. It was uncovered when Congressional investigators requested email and other official communications as part of the probe on the government's response to Katrina. I don't know if this is an issue for top officials of the government. The way I see it, the higher you go up in any organizational hierarchy the more bogged down you will be and there is just no time to read emails. So much for productivity. The real question should be whether the lack of official email hampered the two officials' response to the tragedy or any other critical event in the future. I suspect the answer is no. As long as they are equipped with other communications tools that are more high-tech, like satellite communications and radios etc. then that should be enough.
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