US EditionPentagon Plans Widespread Random Polygraphs, NDAs to Deter Leaks: Washington Post
More than 5,000 Department of Defense personnel will face random polygraph tests and NDAs to prevent leaks, a draft memo states.
- Soon, the Department of Defense plans to subject more than 5,000 personnel to random polygraph testing and require strict nondisclosure agreements, a draft from Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg shows.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed measures Pentagon officials say target staff seen as disloyal or leaking, while Pentagon staff told the Washington Post NDAs aim to chill press contact.
- More recently, the Pentagon has required reporters covering the military to sign agreements barring solicitation of unauthorized information, with press credential revocation as a possible penalty, while Federal law criminalizes disclosures to unauthorized individuals.
- Under the drafts, documents do not limit who could be tested, ranging from four-star generals to administrative assistants, and those who refuse NDAs risk punishment, including under the military's justice system.
- Two unsigned, undated memos drafted by Feinberg remain in deliberation, and critics told the Washington Post the measures aim to `try and cause as much fear in the workplace as possible.
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