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Office politics among [[Civil Service Commission|civil servant]]s can cause leaking; while the civil service is supposedly independent and neutral with a [[bi-partisan]] staff, when faced with a slow moving or deadlocked decision a policy staff must make, one member may try to extend their personal power and influence by reaching outside the normal decision making process, and bring public pressure to bare, by leaking.  

Office politics among [[Civil Service Commission|civil servant]]s can cause leaking; while the civil service is supposedly independent and neutral with a [[bi-partisan]] staff, when faced with a slow moving or deadlocked decision a policy staff must make, one member may try to extend their personal power and influence by reaching outside the normal decision making process, and bring public pressure to bare, by leaking.  

Illegal leaking can be devastating to [[law enforcement]] and [[national security]] investigation. [[Bureacrat]]s sometimes use illegal leaks in so-called "CYA memos," colloquily known as "cover-your-butt" memos to create deniability or exculpatory evidence for wrongdoing.

Illegal leaking can be devastating to [[law enforcement]] and [[national security]] investigation. [[Bureaucracy|Bureacrat]]s sometimes use illegal leaks in so-called "CYA memos," colloquily known as "cover-your-butt" memos to create deniability or exculpatory evidence for wrongdoing.

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