Obama Initiative Placed Pressure On Coworkers To Report Internal Whistleblowers

Before NSA leaker Edward Snowden became a household name, President Obama issued a memo to the heads of federal agencies, outlining new guidance meant to prevent security threats posed by inside employees, which the memo referred to as “potential espionage.” A McClatchy Newspapers report found that the program encouraged employees to watch for suspicious behavior from colleagues and could impose penalties for not speaking up.