Lawmaker Tries to Ban Porn from Federal Offices

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) introduced legislation to prevent federal employees from accessing pornographic or explicit materials at work, the Huffington Post reports.

Said Meadows: “It’s appalling that it requires an act of Congress to ensure that federal agencies block access to these sites.”

“While most federal employers already have rules outlawing such behavior, it appears some employees have still managed to get their fix while on the clock. A 2005 report from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General disclosed that two EPA employees were suspended for viewing pornographic websites at work. And in 2014, the inspector general cited an EPA employee for downloading more than 7,000 pornographic images and spending up to six hours a day watching porn on his government-issued computer.”