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June 06, 2008

On-the-Job Blogger Busted at NASA

Federal Computer Week reports on the suspension of a NASA employee for political blogging from his workplace:

A NASA employee has been suspended for soliciting donations and writing politically partisan blog posts and sending e-mail messages while at work, violations of the Hatch Act.

Office of the Special Counsel officials said a Johnson Space Center employee promoted local and state political candidates in 2006 and 2007 through his Internet writings.

The officials also found the employee solicited small campaign donations two times in 2006 through blogs.

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