The Trump administration may ask all federal employees to sign nondisclosure agreements in order to prevent leaks to media organizations, according to a draft agreement posted by the Office of Personnel Management on Tuesday.
The draft notice states that “federal employees do not have discretion to disclose Confidential Government Information” and that unauthorized disclosure of such information disrupts agency operations and “erodes public trust.”
The proposed NDA — which individual agencies would have to elect to sign on to — would apply to a broad swath of government employees, including after they leave federal service.
Former employees who signed the NDA would be required to acquire “written permission from an authorized agency official” to speak about information the Trump administration declares “confidential.”
