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Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

The Trump administration just proposed government-wide non-disclosure agreements that could cover all 2 million federal employees.

27/5/26, 5:43 pm5 reposts2 likes

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

@peer.org

27 May

The draft proposal would bar workers from sharing “non-public, confidential, or proprietary information” or “any sensitive, pre-decisional or deliberative material that is not currently publicly available” — broad enough to cover internal discussions, draft policies, and interagency debates.

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

@peer.org

27 May

The problem isn't confidentiality. Governments have legitimate secrets. Federal employees would already face criminal sanctions for releasing national security or confidential business information. The problem is scope and intent.

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

@peer.org

27 May

Democracy depends on an informed public — and that requires civil servants who can tell us what's happening inside our government. When "confidential" is broad enough to cover any internal discussion or action, it becomes a tool to suppress accountability, not protect national secrets.