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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2002

A federal court investigator is trying to find out why Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb didn't follow procedure regarding preservation of documents.

McCaleb admitted he erased e-mails from his computer system. The Department of Interior has hired an information technology to try and retrieve the documents.

Get the Story:
Court questions Interior on e-mail destruction (Government Computer News 10/31)

Relevant Documents:
Special Master Letter on E-Mails (10/20) | DOI Memo: E-mail Backups (November 2001) | DOI Report: Allegations Concerning Conduct of Department of the Interior Employees Involved in Various Aspects of the Cobell Litigation (June 2002) | Special Master Opinion on Destroyed Computer Backups (July 2001)

Relevant Links:
Indian Trust: Cobell v. Norton - http://www.indiantrust.com
Cobell v. Norton, Department of Justice - http://www.usdoj.gov/civil/cases/cobell/index.htm
Indian Trust, Department of Interior - http://www.doi.gov/indiantrust
Trust Reform, NCAI - http://www.ncai.org/main/pages/
issues/other_issues/trust_reform.asp

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