You have it backwards. The government can't force them to put out "no comment" press releases. They can force them not to reveal certain information. Maybe that

You have it backwards. The government can't force them to put out "no comment" press releases. They can force them not to reveal certain information. Maybe that means the only logical thing to do is to say "no comment", but it certainly doesn't prevent a company from commenting as long as they don't reveal the gagged info.