CIA Warning Retired Employees Not To Talk With Reporters - Or They Will Lose Their Pensions...

Financial Times Demetri Sevastopulo April 28, 2006 at 10:25 AM
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The Central Intelligence Agency has warned former employees not to have unapproved contacts with reporters, as part of a mounting campaign by the administration to crack down on officials who leak information on national security issues.

A former official said the CIA recently warned several retired employees who have consulting contracts with the agency that they could lose their pensions by talking to reporters without permission. He added that while the threats might be legally "hollow," they were having a chilling effect on former employees.

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