House Chief Administrative Office to web vendors: no ads allowed

FedScoop: The Chief Administrative Office (CAO) of the U.S. House of Representatives issued an ultimatum to web vendors hosting House member websites last week: Make sure the sites don’t show any third-party ads, or else.

In an email obtained by FedScoop, the central services and business solutions office warns that it has learned that “there are vendor-hosted house.gov websites with embedded search engines that display 3rd party ads on the Member websites.” This isn’t kosher because “certain commercial references,” as it goes on to note, are a violation of the House Ethics Manual and various other vendor agreements.

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