Homeland security employees required to sign N.D.A.s for unclassified material

The Department of Homeland Security is requiring thousands of employees and contractors to sign nondisclosure agreements that prohibit them from sharing sensitive but unclassified information with the public. [...]
“Its likely consequence will be to chill even the most mundane interactions between department employees and reporters or the general public,” [...] “Employees will naturally fear that even the most trivial conversation could mean a violation of this draconian agreement, and so the result will be a new wall between the government and the public.” [...]
Violators risk administrative, disciplinary, criminal and civil penalties. One provision provides that signers consent to government inspections “at any time or place” to ensure compliance. [...]
Read the entire article by Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post at the Washingtonpost website or at michaelmoore.com.

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