DHS Hiding Security Flaws Behind Forced Secrecy Pledges, Guards Say

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One day after a security officer who guards the Dept. of Homeland Security headquarters appeared on NBC News to blow the whistle on lax security practices, “his fellow guards were told to sign secrecy oaths” that one officer said were meant to “keep the guards from talking to the press.”

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DHS Hiding Security Flaws Behind Forced Secrecy Pledges, Guards Say
By Justin Rood - April 20, 2006, 2:09 PM

The Homeland Security Department takes a break from protecting the nation's fax machines -- to protect itself from media scrutiny.

Last month, a security officer who guards DHS headquarters went on NBC Nightly News to blow the whistle on lax security practices there. The very next day, his fellow guards were told to sign secrecy oaths, called "non-disclosure agreements," Congressional Quarterly's Patrick Yoest reports.

"The timing raises questions about whether DHS and Wackenhut misused the agreements and ignored whistleblower protections in an effort to prevent the guards from disclosing additional information about security lapses at DHS headquarters," notes Yoest.


"It was supposed to be to keep the guards from talking to the press," said one current guard, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of losing employment at DHS. "The purpose was, from that point on, there would be no guard who would give access to the media or have an interview of any kind."

Another guard, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said Wackenhut had coerced employees to sign the agreement.

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1. Wankenhut is a long-time lackey of the NWO

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2. It's hard to take this too seriously

since I, and probably a lot of people here, are bound by various confidentiality agreements.

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3. decent companies complement NDAs with whistleblower protection

the two go hand in hand, it's kind of like the company saying, you can't sell our secrets, but we're not going to hide behind that to break the law.