Trump administration wants federal workers to sign NDAs
US government personnel officials say non-disclosure agreements are part of an effort to stop leaks to the media.
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US government personnel officials say non-disclosure agreements are part of an effort to stop leaks to the media.
The Trump administration has proposed requiring all current and future federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to curb media leaks, citing unauthorized disclosures from agencies like the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.
The Trump administration has proposed requiring federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements to prevent sharing confidential information with journalists, with a 30-day public comment period to follow the draft's publication.
The Trump administration is planning a government-wide non-disclosure agreement that would bar federal workers from sharing a wide array of 'confidential government information,' according to a draft notice posted to the Federal Register.
The Trump administration is proposing that all new and current federal employees sign non-disclosure agreements as part of its crackdown on press leaks, with a draft NDA posted for public comment.
The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, part of a continuing crackdown on leaks to the media, with a draft NDA posted for public comment.
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