Schumer bill would require remedial training for Trump officials on security procedures

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is proposing security training for president Donald Trump's administration officials.

The New York Democrat is introducing the Operational Security (OPSEC) Act of 2025 on Tuesday to establish a new office to train Trump officials in security protocols and to identify counterintelligence operations after national security adviser Mike Waltz inadvertently invited a reporter to a group chat to discuss sensitive military plans, reported Axios.

"Expert help from the outside is necessary so that the administration learns the proper way to handle classified information and identify and mitigate threats," Schumer said in a statement.

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The bill, which seems intended to keep the group chat scandal dubbed Signalgate in the headlines, would also create a congressionally appointed board to advise Trump officials on best practices in security training.

Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) are co-sponsoring the bill, which would also require training for the preservation and protection of classified materials.

Attorney general Pam Bondi has said her office has no plans to investigate whether the national security team, including defense secretary Pete Hegseth, violated laws on the preservation of government records or handling classified materials by discussing the war plans on an encrypted, third-party app that automatically deletes messages.