Department of Labor spokesman Carl Fillichio refuses to explain what specifically prompted his decision to force journalists participating in “lockups” to receive new jobless and unemployment data in advance to stop using their own computers and begin using government computers.

“I appreciate your concern, but we’re not going to comment on security issues,” Fillichio said during a DOL supervised conference call with interested journalists that is continuing as this post is composed. “I certainly think the integrity and security of the department’s data is our paramount concern.”