Lawmakers press Raimondo on big tech 'revolving door,' impact on digital trade

A “revolving door” between the Commerce Department and big tech companies raises “serious concerns” about the department’s approach to digital trade policy, two Democratic lawmakers said this week. In a July 20 letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Senate Finance Committee member Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) asked a series of questions about Commerce staffers’ association with big tech companies and raised concerns about their ability to “shape digital trade policies.” As the lawmakers note, the Commerce...