The Pentagon press corps' negotiations with the Defense Department over easing proposed restrictions on their reporting have reached an impasse, according to the Pentagon Press Association — though the Pentagon says it has negotiated in good faith.

In a statement Wednesday, the Association said it "has been cautious" with its public statements about the restrictions as negotiations were underway over revising the new rules, which reporters are required to sign off on or else lose their Pentagon press credentials.

"Unfortunately, those negotiations have not been as successful as we had hoped," said the Association, which represents reporters who cover the Pentagon.

In September, the Defense Department sent reporters a memo saying that they'd be required to sign a document acknowledging t

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