Monday, June 24, 2013

Federal Workers told to spy on one another for potential leaks...OR ELSE

...McClatchy Newspapers revealed today the existence of a program that aims to take “loose lips sink ships” well beyond the national security universe, telling workers at the Peace Corps, the Social Security Administration and the Education and Agriculture departments to keep tabs on their co-workers. 
The program tells workers to watch their colleagues for erratic behavior or signs of stress beyond the workplace and inform supervisors of their suspicions. The aim is to guard against leaks, espionage and data theft. To do so, the aim is to turn the millions of government workers into the eyes and ears of the Obama anti-leak initiative.
As the guidelines for the Pentagon under the program, obtained by McClatchy, reveal there will be consequences for those who don’t report misconduct or even precursor behaviors that might indicate a chance for future misconduct. The Department of Defense will, “Penalize clearly identifiable failures to report security infractions and violations, including any lack of self-reporting.”
That may be good if aimed at somebody about to take a suitcase of rubles in exchange for the passwords at NORAD, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration? The Department of Agriculture? Workers at those agencies take online tutorials entitled “Treason 101.” Can the people who fund arugula stands at subsidized farmers markets really commit treason? Does the Peace Corps have secrets to reveal about irrigation ditches?...
Read the full story HERE.

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