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Wiz Imp

(10,497 posts)
17. It is already illegal for any federal worker to share any confidential government information
Tue May 26, 2026, 02:06 PM
14 hrs ago

Thus this is completely unnecessary. As a former Federal employee and a long-time state government employee who worked on a Federal program with access to millions of confidential state AND federal confidential information, it was drilled into my head that sharing any confidential information could result in my going to jail. It was necessary to sign agreements and go through training every single year.

This is either just a scare tactic or an attempt to define clearly nonconfidential data as confidential.

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"Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut ..." pat_k 16 hrs ago #1
No. travelingthrulife 16 hrs ago #2
Part of having a clearance Jerry2144 16 hrs ago #3
Of course it has nothing to do with non-disclosure of classified information pat_k 12 hrs ago #29
Trump transparency is OPAQUE. bucolic_frolic 16 hrs ago #4
At best (eom) AZLD4Candidate 13 hrs ago #21
What about the leaks from 1600 Pa and the Pentegon's chats? Historic NY 16 hrs ago #5
So he wants to treat federal workers as though they're Stormy Daniels? RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 16 hrs ago #6
Not just NO UpInArms 15 hrs ago #7
It's unnecessary because each position is already classified with some "sensitivity" level BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #8
NDA for thee but not for me relogic 15 hrs ago #9
Fool, they don't work for you. They work for US. GFY. n/t TygrBright 15 hrs ago #10
Not enforceable Aviation Pro 15 hrs ago #11
Better idea I think they should all wear body cameras ToxMarz 14 hrs ago #12
Somebody please remind Chump that these people aren't HIS EMPLOYEES FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #13
NDAs are not enforcable for illegal acts. Blue Full Moon 14 hrs ago #14
I love that, thank you! mahina 14 hrs ago #16
There are no such 'thing' as 'laws' for the gangster-in-chief. Justice matters. 13 hrs ago #23
He's using NDAs as a way to silence whistleblowers. YodaMom2 14 hrs ago #15
It is already illegal for any federal worker to share any confidential government information Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #17
When someone is mobbed up dlk 14 hrs ago #18
Unconstitutional on its face and violates federal employee contracts. Ford_Prefect 14 hrs ago #19
Wasn't the "leak" about Venezuela from Figarosmom 14 hrs ago #20
What is going to happen when Bozo and his baby-Bozos shoot their mouths off or intentionally leak shit? Scalded Nun 13 hrs ago #22
We. already do an SF312 for access to classified... COL Mustard 13 hrs ago #24
Sounds like he's trying to expand the definition of "confidential information." Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 13 hrs ago #25
This is redundant and pointless Johonny 13 hrs ago #26
NDA's are un-American, especially in the government Walleye 13 hrs ago #27
Well, he did promise he was going to run the country they way he has run his businesses. Texin 12 hrs ago #28
Likely part and parcel of installing election deniers, corrupting CISA, and... pat_k 11 hrs ago #30
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