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Obama's DOJ quietly sought dismissal of missing emails lawsuit
OutlookPower Magazine - February 2009
One day after he was sworn in as President of the United States and in the same week signing executive orders ushering in a new era of government transparency, Barack Obama's Justice Department quietly filed a motion in federal court to dismiss a long-running lawsuit that sought to force the Bush administration to recover as many as 15 million missing White House emails. The story continues

Here come the judge, Barack's BlackBerry, David does CNN, and more
OutlookPower Magazine - January 2009
Today has been an interesting day, and it comes on the heals of a week that's been an interesting week. There was big news in the battle to save White House email, an ongoing discussion about whether President-elect Obama can keep his precious BlackBerry, and more. The boss doesn't want to brag, so he won't tell you that he's been featured on CNN.com four times in the last week, twice today alone. First, I'll cover the big news, which is the emergency order to preserve White House email issued by federal court in Washington, D.C. David got the news early this morning, and he broke a detailed story on the CNN site by mid-afternoon.

Please treat the White House computers like crime scene evidence
OutlookPower Magazine - December 2008
Because many of the computers remaining from the Bush Administration may contain evidence of missing email messages, they are, in effect, crime scene evidence. In this important document, Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz implores the incoming Obama administration to treat any White House computers they encounter as forensic evidence, rather than old office equipment.

The White House email controversy: it's time for a Special Prosecutor
OutlookPower Magazine - May 2008
These have not been good weeks in our cause to repair the systemic problems with White House email. This week, we have a judge who's directing the White House to look in many of the wrong places. We have a White House CIO who claims that asset management is a new invention, so it's tough to keep track of those pesky hard drives. We also have a White House who can't account for any email messages at all during the months of the initial Iraq invasion. And we have a Congress who's decided we don't need any real form of record management for another four years. Sadly, officials in Washington are not making the situation any better. In fact, it's getting worse.

The worrisome implications of the Mexican theft of White House BlackBerry devices
OutlookPower Magazine - April 2008
Our ongoing story about the security of White House email took a strange turn on Friday, proving some of the national security concerns I've been discussing to be true in a particularly tangible and unfortunate way. What makes this topic so troubling, of course, is the serious national security breach that may have occurred. But there's more to the story, including issues of the relationship between the United States and Mexico, and even how racial stereotyping may have contributed to spinning this story in a way that may be obscuring the true magnitude of the possible damage to our national security.

The White House email controversy: where have all the computers gone?
OutlookPower Magazine - March 2008
In the melange of technology and politics that describes the story of the White House email controversy, there is yet another chapter. In our latest plot twist, the White House CIO claims that email messages from 2003 to 2005 either can't be produced because they're not missing, because the computers they were on have been destroyed, or because it's too hard to find them. In this article, Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz digs in and provides a detailed analysis and point-counterpoint to the White House's response, along with exploring a key element that all of the parties to this controversy seem to be missing. And, sadly, he's also uncovered at least two new serious security risks at the White House. Read on.

The White House email controversy: hearings spotlight disturbing IT practices
OutlookPower Magazine - February 2008
On Tuesday, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held hearings into the missing White House email messages. After watching the three hours of hearings and reviewing the various supporting transcripts, Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz' first impression can be summarized in three words: what a mess!

The White House email controversy: get ready for the hearings
OutlookPower Magazine - January 2008
Even though our book is finally out, that doesn't mean the story of White House email is over. Far from it. In fact, this week saw a number of new developments in Washington. In this article, David Gewirtz gives you an overview of the latest developments as well as my analysis.

You can help bring security and safety back to White House email
OutlookPower Magazine - December 2007
This has been a very exciting week for us here at ZATZ. After many long months of work, ZATZ Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz' book Where Have All The Emails Gone? is now available.

The White House email controversy: the final questions
OutlookPower Magazine - September 2007
This is it. This is our final article on the White House email controversy (barring any new news from Washington, of course). It seems only fitting then, that we began our series with the question "Where have all the emails gone?" and we end this series with the questions that, in the main, remain to be answered.

The White House email controversy: our formal recommendations
OutlookPower Magazine - August 2007
In this critical article, we provide our final analysis of our investigation into White House email. We make a series of six important recommendations. This is the article you need to read if you want this problem to be fixed.

The White House email controversy: understanding the root causes
OutlookPower Magazine - August 2007
We started this investigation asking the same question Senator Patrick Leahy and Representative Henry Waxman asked: where have all the emails gone? However, after five months of very in-depth research, we've come to the conclusion that the missing email messages are the least of our concerns. In this critical article, we provide our analysis of the priorities that need to be considered. We look at the root causes for the problems with White House email and lay the groundwork for what will be our final recommendations.

The White House email controversy: prepare to be freaked out
OutlookPower Magazine - July 2007
As Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz dug deeper into how the White House manages email, knowing what he does about how email works, the tiny little hairs on the back of his neck started to stand up. As he started to think about the implications from the perspective of our country's security, he realized this was no longer simply about some missing email messages. Unchecked, some really, really bad things could happen. Prepare to be freaked out.

The White House email controversy: a historical perspective
OutlookPower Magazine - July 2007
It may seem that our story of the controversy over White House email is unique to the George W. Bush White House. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, controversy over how the White House uses email dates back almost as far as email's very existence. In this fascinating (and slightly disturbing) article, we take you through White House email and the White House's attempts to hide email records for the past 25 years.

The White House email controversy: why does Karl Rove keep losing his BlackBerry?
OutlookPower Magazine - June 2007
Karl Rove, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States, is one of the most powerful people in Washington. He conducts a vast amount of political and official business via his BlackBerry. He also apparently regularly loses his BlackBerry. Why do we here at ZATZ have this scoop when everyone else missed it? Read our special report to learn what else is disturbing about White House email in this latest article of our special report series.

The White House email controversy: help us find those missing messages
OutlookPower Magazine - June 2007
Over the past few weeks, we've been talking a lot about the problems with email at the White House and what's broken. We've talked very little about possible solutions to the problem. Between our OutlookPower and DominoPower magazines, we probably reach more active Notes/Domino and Outlook/Exchange experts than any other organization. In this article, we're calling on you, asking for your help in coming up with some possible solutions to the many problems we've uncovered.

The White House email controversy: migrating from Notes to Outlook
OutlookPower Magazine - June 2007
We continue our analysis of the White House email controversy by looking at the what might have happened to the alleged 5 million missing messages. A key factor may have been a migration from Lotus Notes to Microsoft Outlook in 2002 or 2003. Read this article for our technical analysis and to learn about some of the freaky questions we've turned up in the process.

The White House email controversy: can email messages just disappear?
OutlookPower Magazine - May 2007
We continue our analysis of the White House email controversy by looking at the what might have happened to the alleged 5 million missing messages. In this article, we're going to look at how many messages may be missing and then deconstruct some of the damning statements made by the loyal opposition. Don't worry, though. While this week it'll look like we're mostly picking on the Democrats, fear not. Next week, we'll be asking tough questions of the White House about why they chose to migrate email systems in the middle of a build-up to war.

The White House email controversy: an archiving plan only FEMA could love
OutlookPower Magazine - May 2007
We continue our exploration into the missing White House emails we've all been hearing about. Aren't these emails archived? How do they manage their mail flow? Do they have an archiving system? For that, we turn to the White House itself. In this article, we'll learn what White House spokesfolk Dana Perino and Tony Snow have been saying about the topic. After listening to them and reading the transcripts of press briefings in-depth, we've got with even more questions than we started with. And the shakes.

The White House email controversy: the nightmare scenario
OutlookPower Magazine - May 2007
Since we've been following the path of the GWB43.COM domain name through SMARTech, and we know that Karl Rove and 21 other White House officials, abiding by the Hatch Act, run political email through GWB43.COM and SMARTech, we thought it best to look at the national security implications of this practice. In this article, we'll also look at questions of BlackBerry security with a security expert and the nightmare scenario compliance with the Hatch Act might inadvertently cause.

The White House email controversy: a detour into mob journalism
OutlookPower Magazine - May 2007
We continue our technical analysis of the White House missing email controversy. Earlier, we learned that the President's staff uses at least two domains for email: EOP.GOV for official business and GWB43.COM for political business. Last week, we explored GWB43.COM for clues into the White House email infrastructure and came up with some disturbing questions. This week, we take a strange detour into mob journalism as we continue to dig for the truth.

'Deep Mail' on the White House email controversy
OutlookPower Magazine - May 2007
It appears we may have our own Deep Throat on our hands, as we continue our investigation into the White House email scandal. After we published our second article, we got an interesting email from someone with a very anonymous Gmail account. Having no self-control ourselves, we've nicknamed him "Deep Mail". Here are his letters to us.

The White House email controversy: who runs GWB43.COM?
OutlookPower Magazine - April 2007
We continue our technical analysis of the White House missing email controversy. Last week, we learned that the President's staff uses at least two domains for email: EOP.GOV for official business and GWB43.COM for political business. This week, we explore GWB43.COM for clues into the White House email infrastructure. We've come up with some disturbing new questions.

Technical analysis: the White House email controversy
OutlookPower Magazine - April 2007
Over the past few weeks, it's come to America's attention that some emails from the White House have gone missing. As the publisher of two of the largest publications dedicated to email and electronic communication, OutlookPower Magazine and DominoPower Magazine, ZATZ is investigating this issue. Our goal is to make clear the technical elements of the discussion. We are strictly publishers of technical information, so we're going to do our best to completely avoid the political discussion.

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