Obama’s crackdown views leaks as aiding enemies of U.S.
By Marisa Taylor and Jonathan S. Landay | McClatchy Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Even
before a former U.S. intelligence contractor exposed the secret
collection of Americans’ phone records, the Obama administration was
pressing a government-wide crackdown on security threats that requires
federal employees to keep closer tabs on their co-workers and exhorts
managers to punish those who fail to report their suspicions.
President Barack Obama’s unprecedented initiative, known as the Insider Threat Program, is sweeping in its reach. It has received scant public attention even though it extends beyond the U.S. national security bureaucracies to most federal departments and agencies nationwide, including the Peace Corps, the Social Security Administration and the Education and Agriculture departments. It emphasizes leaks of classified material, but catchall definitions of “insider threat” give agencies latitude to pursue and penalize a range of other conduct.
President Barack Obama’s unprecedented initiative, known as the Insider Threat Program, is sweeping in its reach. It has received scant public attention even though it extends beyond the U.S. national security bureaucracies to most federal departments and agencies nationwide, including the Peace Corps, the Social Security Administration and the Education and Agriculture departments. It emphasizes leaks of classified material, but catchall definitions of “insider threat” give agencies latitude to pursue and penalize a range of other conduct.
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