| Guest: | Joe Spielberger |
| Title: | Senior policy council at the Project on Government Oversight |
| Summary: | A proposal to create a governmentwide nondisclosure agreement for federal employees is raising new questions about transparency and accountability. The administration says it reinforces existing rules, but critics warn it could have a broader impact on how employees communicate and report concerns. That tension between policy and behavior is at the center of the debate. |
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Interview transcript
Terry Gerton When you were last with us back in April or so, we were talking about a completely different policy, but you warned us then that policies don’t have to change the law to change behavior, that the real impact can be just the chilling effect on federal employees. When you look at this new proposed government-wide non-disclosure agreement, are you seeing that same kind of maybe thought process playing out here?
Joe Spielberger Absolutely. So if this proposed NDA does go into effect, the likely impact we’ll see is a widespread crackdown on whistleblowing and free speech rights. So to be clear, the NDA does adhere to the requirement that it states it...
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