US Government Strategy To Prevent Leaks Is Leaked

Jake writes "The US government's 11-page document on how to get various US government agencies to prevent future leaks has been leaked. It doesn't get any more ironic than that. After the various leaks made by WikiLeaks, the US government understandably wants to limit the number of potential leaks, but their strategy apparently isn't implemented yet. It's clear that the Obama administration is telling federal agencies to take aggressive steps to prevent further leaks. According to the document, these steps include figuring out which employees might be most inclined to leak classified documents, by using psychiatrists and sociologists to assess their trustworthiness. The memo also suggests that agencies require all their employees to report any contacts with members of the news media they may have."

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[Drivintin]

I think next they should try reverse psychology. Works well with me 5 year old.

I Wouldn't Worry

[CheeseburgerBrown]

I'm sure that if anyone were falsely accused of being a leaker, they would no doubt have swift access to just recourse. This is the West, after all.

If someone ends up in a such a situation and reports the contrary, their testimony is likely tainted because they are a dirty rotten leaker.

Ultimately, we are all safer somehow.

Re:elephant in the room -- MOD PARENT UP!

[conspirator57]

like covering up the apache killings of the journalists in Iraq when all the government really had to do was admit that a mistake had been made in a war zone?

i guarantee you that if our government's actions were less continually ignoble there would be many fewer leaks across the board.