The agency’s associate deputy director for analysis had posted an image depicting a man waving a Palestinian flag that is sometimes used in commentary critical of Israel.
Hello there. Government agencies, including the CIA government employees and private contractors are not under UCMJ. In situations like this the scariest legal action for CIA employees and contractors to worry about is often the Hatch Act.
Thanks. I was pretty sure that The UCMJ only applies to the 6 various branches, used to be 5 but now we have a Space Force, of The Military, but I’m not JAG, so I wasn’t sure.
Reading through the article on The Hatch Act, it seems that only material that attempts to influence the result of an election, or directly influence government policy is affected here.
I can see how that may spill over into a lot of governmental activities, but I don’t see how that would apply to something that is happening outside our borders, in this specific case. The person in question has no influence on those policies, they should be allowed to voice their opinion.
Hello there. Government agencies, including the CIA government employees and private contractors are not under UCMJ. In situations like this the scariest legal action for CIA employees and contractors to worry about is often the Hatch Act.
Thanks. I was pretty sure that The UCMJ only applies to the 6 various branches, used to be 5 but now we have a Space Force, of The Military, but I’m not JAG, so I wasn’t sure.
Reading through the article on The Hatch Act, it seems that only material that attempts to influence the result of an election, or directly influence government policy is affected here.
I can see how that may spill over into a lot of governmental activities, but I don’t see how that would apply to something that is happening outside our borders, in this specific case. The person in question has no influence on those policies, they should be allowed to voice their opinion.