Mastodawn

Such a dumb redundancy, if they work on classified info, they already have the equivalent of this in place. #Trump is just too ignorant to know, so he wants to use what he knows from business & his multiple sexual assaults.

Trump admin proposes #NDAs for ALL #FederalWorkers
 The rule, aimed at cracking down on #leaks to #media organizations, would expand the redundant NDAs instituted at the #Pentagon & other agencies.

#idiocracy #criminality #law #FreeSpeech
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/26/trump-administration-proposes-expansive-ndas-all-federal-workers/

Trump administration proposes NDAs for all federal workers

The rule, aimed at cracking down on leaks to media organizations, would expand nondisclosure agreements instituted at the Pentagon and other agencies.

The Washington Post

The #Trump admin is planning a #government-wide nondisclosure agreement [#NDA] that bars #FederalWorkers from sharing a wide array of “confidential government information,” acc/to a draft notice posted to the Federal Register on Tuesday by the #US Office of Personnel Management [#OPM].

 #idiocracy #criminality #law #FreeSpeech

The draft notice, which will be published Wednesday & be open for a 30-day public comment period, uses an *expansive* definition of *privileged information*, beyond typical classified & unclassified designations. The draft blocks employees from sharing “non-public, confidential, or proprietary information” or “any sensitive, pre-decisional or deliberative material that is not currently publicly available & should not be disclosed under applicable law.”

#Trump #idiocracy #law #FreeSpeech

…The #Trump admin has used #NDAs in recent efforts to keep a close hold on certain #information.
 The #Pentagon imposed NDAs & random #polygraph testing as part of a broader effort to root out #leaks & those deemed insufficiently #loyal. The Department of #VeteransAffairs also required officials working on #layoffs last year to sign agreements, keeping much of its workforce in the dark about #MassFirings, later canceled.
 #idiocracy #criminality #law #FreeSpeech

There are #legal limitations to the use of #NDAs in #government. Under a #federal #law that protects #whistleblowers, these agreements cannot limit a civil servant’s ability to expose #waste, #fraud & #abuse. [ruh-roh]

#Trump #idiocracy #criminality #law #FreeSpeech

Analytical Left 5d ago

I feel Trump wants these NDAs to pay damages to *him* personally, not to the government. Hence he needs new ones.

Large Format Projectionist 5d ago

This is just his staff giving him a hand job. It’s telling the Emperor how fab he looks in his new outfit. Doesn’t accomplish anything, gone the moment it’s said, and keeps the Emperor from jailing them.

@Nonilex There is an equivalent statute for contractors, though it is a lot easier to shit can them in retaliation

David J. Atkinson 5d ago

@Nonilex I don’t understand how this draft notice changes anything that already exists.

When I worked for the government there was an unclassified category called “For Official Use Only” which was barred from disclosure outside the government. This could be modified by adding the words “—Pre-Decisional” if a document was specifically related to procurement or policy. It was recommended that documents be marked, like classified material, but not required.

@meltedcheese Your right. That FOUO category is currently called Controlled Unclassified Information at most agencies. If info is so designated, federal people and contractors are prohibited from disclosing. Making people sign presumably will help them enforce the NDA. In addition to the CUI designation, some agencies currently also require NDAs. @Nonilex

David J. Atkinson 5d ago

@lawyersgunsnmoney @Nonilex Do not all that different from classified except you never actually get read in. Does the NDA threaten civil or criminal penalties or both? first born male child and all that?

@meltedcheese Classified is different and more so as you know the higher level classifications. There are additional storage and system requirements. I haven’t read the NDA but unauthorized disclosure of VII would definitely include civil penalties The Trade Secrets Act 18 USC 1905 could theoretically be used as a basis for criminal penalties but so far it hasn’t. I’m leaving out discussion of DoD specific rules since that is a whole different ball of wax. @Nonilex

David J. Atkinson 5d ago

@Nonilex @lawyersgunsnmoney Ok I’m familiar with the various flavors from the different agencies and communities. Has the government tried to enforce in court this new NDA in any particular case, or is it mostly a scare tactic at this point?

@meltedcheese Not that I’m aware of. Nonilex reported that the rule just came out. FWIW I think the NDA is a tool help their case when they go after people and may not be a substantive change to what is or is not a permitted disclosure.
@Nonilex

Virginicus 4d ago

@Nonilex Yes, I’ve had to sign one of those every few years since 1995.

FurballsNHairballs 5d ago

@Nonilex
Illegal as hell by the way

Dr. Flowers 5d ago

@Nonilex Isn't it a shame there isn't something like, say, an oath of office.

Paul_IPv6 5d ago

you know that if TACO even bothered with any classified material handling briefings, he slept through them. he has zero clue of how any regulations on classified or sensitive government documents work.