White House proposes NDAs for all US federal workers
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- White House threatens legal action against employees who leak, aiming to curb information flow to journalists.
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- The new proposal, announced on Tuesday by the Office of Personnel Management, says that the White House could take legal action against workers who violate it.
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White House threatens legal action against employees who leak, aiming to curb information flow to journalists.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A view of the National Mall in Washington, DC, April 16 [File: Kylie Cooper/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed a guideline for federal workers that would require the employees to sign non-disclosure agreements to prevent them from speaking to journalists without prior authorisation.
The new proposal, announced on Tuesday by the Office of Personnel Management, says that the White House could take legal action against workers who violate it.