21 Nov 2007 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Department of State, seeking documents stating the Department of State’s policies governing the Secretary of State’s methods of communicating via e-mail with audiences both internal and external to the U.S. government.

CREW also specifically seeks representative copies of e-mails that have been sent by the Secretary of State from her U.S. government-issued e-mail account that pertain to official government business, dating from January 26, 2005 to the present. The Secretary of State recently disclosed in an interview that she does not use a Blackberry wireless handheld device and that her use of such technological devices is limited, apparently pursuant to State Department policy.