{"id":2670,"date":"2026-05-27T15:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2670"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:01:21","slug":"trump-administration-pushes-ndas-to-curb-federal-media-leaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2670","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration pushes NDAs to curb federal media leaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2669\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ada6d7957f1f8bbb8ebce4bbb86a1e85.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ada6d7957f1f8bbb8ebce4bbb86a1e85.webp 764w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ada6d7957f1f8bbb8ebce4bbb86a1e85-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>FILE &#8211; U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh in the East Room of the White House on May 22, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kyle Mazza\/ Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2667\">Texas Governor Greg Abbott issues directive keeping college tuition frozen for upcoming school year<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>The Trump administration is continuing its crackdown on leaks to the media and has proposed current and future federal employees sign non-disclosure agreements.\u00a0<\/p> <p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p> <!-- --><p>The Office of Personnel Management\u00a0<u>posted the proposal on its website<\/u>, saying the template NDA &#8220;comes amid a series of recent unauthorized disclosures involving sensitive government information,&#8221; and that, if finalized, the document would become a standard part of the employee onboarding process.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>The point of the NDA would be for federal employees to acknowledge &#8220;legal obligations to safeguard non-public, confidential, or proprietary information.&#8221;<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2664\">Texas DPS arrests driver after 20 migrants discovered inside semi on I-35<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>The office detailed some of the &#8220;recent incidents,&#8221; 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