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		marcinzm on Feb 7, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Announcing the data.gov archive And employees signed contracts which allow the government to tell them how to do their jobs or fire them. Just like any other employer. Harvard did not.

Teever on Feb 7, 2025 [–]

Sure. But is it a good thing that their employer did this in this situation?

Is it a normal thing for the US government to do? Why or why not?

Do other government do this? Which ones and for what reasons?

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