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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Trump wants all federal workers to sign non-disclosure agreements in latest crackdown on media leaks

Donald Trump’s administration is proposing a government-wide mandate to require all federal workers to sign non-disclosure agreements to prevent the spread of “confidential government information” to journalists.

Tuesday’s draft notice of the proposal would require new and existing workers to sign an agreement to “safeguard” a broad range of government information from reaching the public after a series of high-profile “leaks” to news organizations.

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