Trump administration pushes governmentwide NDA for federal employees

By: Federal News Network

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 1,026

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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By Drew Friedman

Federal employees may soon have to sign strict nondisclosure agreements, according to a new governmentwide proposal from the Trump administration.

The Office of Personnel Management on Tuesday released plans to create a standardized NDA for all federal employees, in an attempt to stop government documents from being leaked to the press or otherwise made public.

The NDA applies to federal information including, but not limited to, “internal agency operations, personnel matters, procurement …

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