Pentagon plans widespread random polygraphs, NDAs to stanch leaks

[Zorro]

Source: Washington Post

Thousands of uniformed and civilian officials would be required to sign nondisclosure agreements and take lie detector tests, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ramps up war on leakers.

The Pentagon plans to impose strict nondisclosure agreements and random polygraph testing for scores of people in its headquarters, including many top officials, according to two people familiar with the proposal and documents obtained by The Washington Post, escalating Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s war on leakers and internal dissent.

All military service members, civilian employees and contract workers within the office of the defense secretary and the Joint Staff, estimated to be more than 5,000 personnel, would be required to sign a nondisclosure agreement that “prohibits the release of non-public information without approval or through a defined process,” according to a draft memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg.

A separate document also from Feinberg would establish a program to randomly polygraph those officials. The documents do not prescribe a limit on who would be subjected to these agreements and tests, suggesting it could include everyone from four-star generals to administrative assistants.

The efforts are part of a wider strategy by the Trump administration and the Pentagon to ferret out officials deemed insufficiently loyal or who provide information to reporters.

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Hegseth and Trump don't want anyone to know what they're up to. I wonder why.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Hegseth is getting more paranoid.

And more psychotic.

I think he is drunk and high most of the time on top
of his insanity.

[Walleye]

2. They don't wanna answer to the press because they don't wanna answer to the people. They want to go on ripping us off

Everything they do seems like it’s un-American. Look at the news reels in World War II and they were dealing with a real national security situation.

[LyfeTimeDem]

3. how can you enforce NDAs on

American Public Employees. They don't work FOR Hegseth in a private company. They answer to the American people.

[obamanut2012]

5. You can't, it's illegal

[obamanut2012]

4. They aren't allowed to give them NDAs

[BaronChocula]

6. Lawsuits!

Class action against Kegsbreath.

[The Roux Comes First]

7. "Lie Detector" Tests???

But that is the default language of this administration! I thought they were aiming to have one single beautiful language throughout north america!!

[Attilatheblond]

8. My spidey senses whispering to me: Women & POC are gonna be marked as 'FAILED' and kicked out

[BOSSHOG]

9. Hey Pete, it's alright to be paranoid

IF THEY REALLY ARE AFTER YOU

Leading an honest life will solve your problem immediately.

Too bad HE insists on working the EPSTEIN PROJECT

[multigraincracker]

10. Very easy to cheat a lie detector.

Just DuckDuckGo search it.

[Tetrachloride]

11. polygraphs vs the Jedi. fun

[sakabatou]

12. Even police know polygraphs can be beaten

And NDAs won't stop leaks.

[mdbl]

13. His boss is the biggest leaker and poses the biggest risk

Give him a polygraph.

[Jerry2144]

14. You can't give rump a polygraph

He’s afraid of large birds like parrots and eagles.