DHS CANDOR Act

Key Points

• The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to create a new policy for all public messages within 90 days. This policy must make sure that everything the agency tells the public is accurate, objective, and reliable.
• Agency employees would be banned from making misleading or partisan statements in official materials. If the agency accidentally shares wrong information, the new rules would require them to fix the mistake quickly.
• The law sets strict rules for how employees use social media. Workers could not use personal accounts to share private agency information or pretend their personal opinions are official government positions.
• Every employee at the agency would have to take annual training on these communication rules. New hires would need to finish this training within 30 days of starting their jobs.
• The Department's Inspector General would check on the agency every year to make sure they are following the rules. They would also report any times the rules were broken to Congress.

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