The Trump administration is proposing a new government-wide nondisclosure agreement for all federal workers to prevent leaks to journalists. The Office of Personnel Management said in a Federal Register notice that it is seeking public comment on a draft NDA that federal agencies could use for both new and current employees.
The form is designed to document that workers acknowledge their duty to protect "confidential government information" obtained through their jobs, according to the notice. The proposal would not automatically require every agency to adopt the form. Agencies would have discretion over whether to use it, but the template would give them a standardized tool to require employees to sign confidentiality pledges.
