The top advisor to the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses was placed on administrative leave Tuesday after being identified in an intelligence reporting agency’s pentagonal investigation into leaks, two U.S. defense officials confirmed with the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Dan Caldwell, who? Provided by As a senior adviser at Hegseth, reportedly an “Unauthorized disclosure,” one defense attorney confirmed with DCNF. Both authorities declined to provide further details as an investigation is ongoing.
Prior to his pentagonal post, Caldwell served as both policy director and executive director for American Veterans. Over there Before he rose to his current position. (Related: General DOD Inspector will begin investigation into Hegseth about signal use)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegses will be attending the Cabinet meeting held at the White House on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
pentagon announcement In March, it remains unknown whether Caldwell is the target of a particular investigation, but there is an investigation into unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.
The Department of Defense Inspector’s Office (DODIG) is investigating Hegseth’s involvement in a leaked signal group chat that discusses plans to attack Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The investigation was requested by the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The pentagonal leakage investigation, which began in March, is targeted at those interested in potential polygraph tests. According to To the Associated Press. This test is frequently used to consider individuals for security clearance in their defense roles.
Other leaked defense documents emerged online in March 2023, when Massachusetts Airlines National Guard Jack Teixeira leaked hundreds of classified documents to a civilian Discord server. Teisheira was like that Judgment He spent 15 years in federal prison in April.
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