All of the devices along with the server belong to the government. None of the e-mails or other communications are private. All are public property and can be viewed by anyone including all of us. Although you might have to file a lawsuit through the freedom of information act to get it and some sensitive material could be deleted. Anyone working in a government job knows, or should know this.
Not true. The infrastructure,(the cable, switches, etc), the servers, the Post Office servers that hold the emails are privately owned. How long they hold the emails is variable. Emails held on P.O. servers can be and has been recovered and used in criminal prosecutions..
