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Friday, January 27, 2017
Information lockdown hits Trump’s federal agencies
Federal agencies are clamping down on public information and social media in the early days of Donald Trump's presidency, limiting employees’ ability to issue news releases, tweet, make policy pronouncements or otherwise communicate with the outside world, according to memos and sources from multiple agencies.
The steps to mute federal employees — seen to varying degrees in the Environmental Protection Agency and the departments of the Interior, Transportation, Agriculture and Health and Human Services — are sparking early fears of a broader crackdown across the government, as Trump vows to pursue an agenda sharply at odds with his predecessor.
Amid a public outcry, several agencies began distancing themselves late Tuesday and Wednesday from their earlier efforts to limit communication. New administrations have long sought to control the message coming out
of federal agencies. But watchdog groups worry about what restrictions
the Trump administration may yet impose on federal workers, who are already reeling
from the president’s decision Monday to freeze most hiring, as well as a
move in Congress to allow lawmakers to impose draconian salary cuts for
individual employees...more
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