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Trump administration proposes non-disclosure agreements for US federal workers

By Courtney Rozen Reuters
A view shows logos of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), after probationary staff at the OPM were fired in a conference call and given less than an hour to leave the building, outside OPM in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Tierney L. Cross
A view shows logos of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), after probationary staff at the OPM were fired in a conference call and given less than an hour to leave the building, outside OPM in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Tierney L. Cross Tierney L. Cross Reuters

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration proposed asking federal workers to sign non-disclosure agreements, according to a government statement made public on Tuesday, with the goal of preventing them from sharing confidential information with journalists.

The Office of Personnel Management, the human resources office for the U.S. government, said it wants to create a non-disclosure agreement form for federal agencies to use for new and existing employees, according to the statement. The OPM asked the public for feedback on the idea, adding that each federal agency would have discretion over whether to use the form.

The form, if implemented, would make it clearer to federal workers that they could lose their job if they disclose information to the media without permission from their employer.

(Reporting by Courtney Rozen; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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This story was originally published May 26, 2026 at 8:58 AM.

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