Trump administration proposes NDAs for all federal workers

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Source: Washington Post

May 26, 2026 at 10:54 a.m. EDT


The Trump administration is planning a government-wide nondisclosure agreement that bars federal workers from sharing a wide array of “confidential government information,” according to a draft notice posted to the Federal Register on Tuesday by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

The draft notice, which will be published Wednesday and be open for a 30-day public comment period, uses an expansive definition of privileged information, beyond typical classified and 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 and should not be disclosed under applicable law.”. Agencies can decide whether to adopt the NDA, according to the draft.

In the draft notice, OPM cited a number of high-profile leaks, including “unauthorized disclosures” to the New York Times and The Washington Post about the U.S. raid on Venezuela in January that captured President Nicolás Maduro. It said the leaks “put the lives of members of the armed forces at risk, leading news organizations to delay ‘publishing what they knew to avoid endangering U.S. troops.’”. OPM did not immediately respond to request for comment.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/26/trump-administration-proposes-expansive-ndas-all-federal-workers/

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This is one of the most idiotic and unnecessary moves that they have made so far. This is because they refuse to learn about and follow the processes that feds already go through as part of their background checks and security classifications for their positions. I.e., there are already a variety of levels of civilian non-"Top Secret" security classifications that cover what can and cannot be disclosed. I.e., if the info is "confidential" it cannot be disclosed (with the threats of penalties like fines, removal from the position, jail time, etc., that is drilled into feds during annual security training that the 45 people never took).

IOW it's redundant business jargon gobbledygook.

For example this - § 1400.201 Sensitivity level designations and investigative requirements.