GM, like White House, struggles with leaks

General Motors, like the administration that shepherded it through bankruptcy and a bailout, has an information security problem in high-ranking officials who leak information to the media.

“We have to stop leaking in this company. It’s an act of treason,” GM CEO Dan Akerson said during a teletownhall conference call with GM employees. “It undercuts our competitive position.” Akerson was reacting to the fact that “an executive leaked confidential financial information, telling a reporter the company’s revenue figure,” according to the Associated Press.