The press may lose the Pentagon’s arrival to launch “unauthorized information”

The Pentagon told reporters that they should agree to not disclose unauthorized information or risk the loss of access to the building.

The change is among a number of new restrictions, which also seeks to impose restrictions on the movement of journalists within the facility, which is the home of the Ministry of War, previously known as the Ministry of Defense.

It follows a series of leaks in recent months.

“The press” does not manage the Pentagon – people do it, “said Beit Higseth, who recently won the title of Minister of War. The press is no longer allowed to roam in a safe attached halls. Wear a badge and follow the rules – or return home. “

The new restrictions were identified in a summary note sent to the press members, which they will be asked to register for their Pentagon’s journalistic accreditation data.

The administration said it “is still committed to transparency to enhance accountability and the confidence of the public.”

But he added: “DOW information must be approved for the public release by an appropriate authorization official before it was issued, even if it is not classified.”

It requires the two signatories to admit that determining the press accreditation data for the building “may depend on unauthorized access, attempting unauthorized access, or unauthorized disclosure” of classified national security information, or specific information as unknown information.

“The instructions received in the memorandum submitted to the resident media approved in the Pentagon reaffirms the criteria that are already in line with every other military base in the country,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Barnell said in a statement. “These are basic guidelines, and a sound protection to protect sensitive information as well as protect national security and the safety of all those working in the Pentagon.”

Democratic lawmakers and members of the press condemned the decree.

It was described by the National Press Club, which is an organization for journalists in the United States, as “a direct attack on the independent press where the more independent scrutiny is concerned with more: the American army.”

Senator Jack Reed, a democratic and member of the Armed Services Committee in the Senate, described the restrictions “a secret insult to freedom of expression and freedom of the press.”

Speaking to the media on Saturday, Trump rejected the impact of restrictions on the freedom of the press.

“Nothing stops the correspondents,” he said.

HegSeth was previously scrutinized due to his dealings with sensitive information after revealing that he had participated in the bombing of Yemen in a group conversation that included a correspondent in March. Former National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, who was recently confirmed by the United Nations Ambassador of the United Nations, The journalist invited to chat unintentionally.

The administration’s reaction was angrily in June when the leaked intelligence report seemed to contradict the data it caused about the damage caused by American strikes on the Iranian nuclear program.