Overview
- Leading organizations including The New York Times, AP, Reuters, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fox News, and Newsmax say they will not sign the 21‑page access agreement.
- The rules restrict roaming inside the Pentagon without escorts and allow Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revoke credentials for seeking information not pre‑approved for release.
- Hegseth’s office told non‑signing reporters to surrender their credentials and vacate Pentagon workspaces by the stated deadline.
- Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell described the policy as common‑sense procedures that require acknowledgment of existing rules rather than agreement with them.
- Press groups and legal scholars argue the requirements are vague and likely unconstitutional, and coverage noted that One America News is reportedly the lone outlet to sign.