[kevkrom]

1) They had already been informed they were the subject of a Congressional investigation BEFORE Lerner's hard drive allegedly crashed. Even if they didn't restore, they were required to preserve the evidence.

2) That was the full-scale disaster recovery backup. Routine backups would have been under a different system (Sonasoft, specifically).

[EVO X]

After todays testimony, it is pretty clear the IRS archiving procedures were in violation of Federal archiving procedures. IRS commissioner confirmed the Sonasoft contract didn’t cover Lerner’s dept.