{"id":18355,"date":"2017-10-05T21:12:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T21:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/10\/05\/mattis-warns-dod-against-leaks-in-new-memo\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:07:31","slug":"mattis-warns-dod-against-leaks-in-new-memo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2017\/10\/05\/mattis-warns-dod-against-leaks-in-new-memo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattis warns DoD against leaks in new memo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2013 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis issued a new warning Thursday to all military and Defense Department civilian personnel against information leaks, and directed personnel to report suspected leaks, guidance that government transparency advocates said would have a chilling effect on the public\u2019s right to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an internal memo dated Oct. 3 and obtained by the Military Times, Mattis reminded DoD personnel that \u201cit is a violation of our oath to divulge, in any fashion, non-public DoD information, classified or unclassified, to anyone without the required security clearance as well as a specific need to know in the performance of their duties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis also reinforced the obligation to report leaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll hands must be alert to prevent unauthorized disclosure of non-public information for any reason, whether by implied acknowledgment or intentional release. Misconduct cannot be tolerated and suspected or confirmed disclosure must be reported at once,\u201d Mattis wrote in the signed memo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transparency advocates warned that the memo could lead to increased government secrecy, because of the emphasis it also placed on not releasing non-public, but still unclassified DoD information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Non-public, but unclassified DoD information can include documents such as internal memos, trip itineraries or administrative guidance that the Pentagon decides it does not want in the public realm, even if the information is not sensitive enough to classify. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That information is shielded by labeling it \u201csensitive but unclassified,\u201d or \u201cfor official use only.\u201d While not classified, those categories can result in government employees being disciplined for releasing the information, said Freedom of Information Act attorney Mark Zaid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, those categories are not well-defined, and create a gray area of what is releasable, said Liz Hempowicz, policy counsel for the Project on Government Oversight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis\u2019 memo, she said, \u201cwill have a chilling effect on people, it creates a doubt on \u2018What can I do with this information?\u2019\u201d Hempowicz said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zaid said both President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama increased the amount of information that now falls into non-public but unclassified categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis has been the trend in the last decade or so as new categories of classification \u2014 like sensitive but unclassified,\u201d were more frequently used, Zaid said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The documents can still be subject to U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests, Hempowicz said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf this information was supposed to be classified it would be,\u201d Hempowicz said. \u201cIt\u2019s not like we have an underclassification problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2899_edited.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2899_edited.jpg.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2899_edited.jpg.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2899_edited.jpg.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2899_edited.jpg.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Oct. 3, 2017 memo issued by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warning military and DOD civilian personnel to not leak either classified or unclassified information.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense officials said Mattis decided to release the memo after a series of incidents where leaks hampered operations, including the May 2017 release of the suspect\u2019s name in the Manchester, England, concert attacks by other unnamed U.S. officials. In that instance, Britain temporarily ceased sharing intelligence due to the leak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, defense officials were not immediately able to name any military operations where leaks had put U.S. service members at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo single incident triggered this,\u201d said Pentagon spokesman Army Maj. Audricia M. 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