Trump Administration Proposes Requiring Federal Employees to Sign Confidentiality Agreements
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The Donald Trump administration is proposing a rule that would require federal workers to sign confidentiality agreements, according to a draft notice published on Tuesday by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). "The OPM believes that a government-wide confidentiality agreement (NDA) will promote consistency across the government, better protect confidential information, and better inform federal employees about their rights and obligations regarding such information," the notice states, which was published in the Federal Register. It also claims that this measure is necessary to combat 'unauthorized disclosures' to the media, partly citing last year's reports on the controversial efforts by the OPM to facilitate the firing of government employees. "Such disclosures risk inhibiting candid feedback among agencies, disrupting orderly decision-making, and undermining trust both within federal agencies and between them," the notice indicates. Violations of the confidentiality agreement by current and former employees could result in civil and criminal penalties, the document warns. Reuters and The Washington Post were the first to report on the proposal.
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