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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson

Hesgseth ramps up war against leakers by introducing lie detector tests and NDAs to Pentagon, report says

The Pentagon plans to introduce mandatory non-disclosure agreements and lie detector tests for thousands of people, a new report reveals.

Under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon plans to require that some staff sign NDAs that prohibit the “release of non-public information without approval or through a defined process” and subsequently take random polygraph tests, according to a draft memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg reviewed by The Washington Post.

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