Entry bubble What Happens to Recovery.gov Email?

By: Jake | March 02, 2009 | Category: General

American FlagLast week I mentioned that the White House had created a website to get feedback on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. One commenter asked if someone would actually read your email or if it would go into a "black hole." If you send an email to Recovery.gov you will be redirected to a web page that says:

"Thanks for contacting us. As we work towards economic recovery, we're counting on you to stay involved. Over the next few weeks and months, we'll be adding more and more information to Recovery.gov, so please check back often."

I asked someone who works on Recovery.gov what happens to the email people send. My contact there said people are reading the email submitted and it's their goal to respond to email submissions in the future. By the way, the White House website allows you to comment on other legislation like the DTV Delay Act of 2009 and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

Have you noticed the White House blog? I've been watching and it's updated multiple times a day, and White House personnel have even live blogged during the first Middle Class Task Force meeting and the President's trip to Canada (which included photos). There is no comment feature on the blog. I know from personal experience that comment maintenance can be time-consuming, but most blogs have this function. The White House may have plans to add a comment section and perhaps they don't have the personnel for maintenance yet. It will be interesting to see what they do.

If you send an email to the White House do you expect a response? Would you like to see the White House allow comments on the blog? Tell us what you want.

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