US EditionHegseth Violated Pentagon Policy By Using Signal, Inspector General Finds
Hegseth shared sensitive strike details on an unsecure app hours before attacks, raising concerns about operational security despite his declassification authority, Pentagon watchdog found.
- On Thursday, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General released a report finding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth improperly used the Signal app, risking sensitive information compromise.
- Hegseth used Signal to share aircraft quantities and strike times two to four hours before missions in a chat set up by Mike Waltz, including Vice President JD Vance and CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
- The report noted Hegseth's declassification authority but left open whether classified material was shared, while the watchdog warned the messages risked sensitive information harming Department of Defense personnel.
- Senate leaders split on the response and policy implications as Sen. Jack Reed said Hegseth misled Congress, while Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker defended his authority and urged better communication tools.
- Jeffrey Goldberg, editor of The Atlantic, was added to the group discussion, which the Trump administration said appeared inadvertent, and coverage is developing.
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Pentagon IG Releases Report on Hegseth’s Signal Use
WASHINGTON—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth used Signal to send sensitive, nonpublic operational information that he determined did not require classification surrounding U.S. strikes on Yemen, a Defense Department watchdog concluded. The department’s Office of Inspector General noted in a report dated Dec. 2 and released on Dec. 4 that Hegseth makes the determination of what is or is not classified. Hegseth took “non-specific general details” that…
A Report Concludes that Pete Hegseth Put u.s. Military at Risk for Discussing an Operation in Signal
WASHINGTON.— Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. military at risk by using the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about an attack on Yemen's Houthis, the Pentagon's control agency reported on Thursday. "The secretary sent non-public information from the Department of Defense identifying the amount and hours of attack of U.S. manned aircraft over hostile territory through an unapproved and unsafe network," said the Pentagon …
IG: Hegseth broke Pentagon rules using Signal to share strike details, though no classified info was released
The Pentagon inspector general found War Secretary Pete Hegseth violated policy by sharing strike details on the Signal app, creating operational security risks.
DOD IG: Hegseth jeopardized troop safety in 'Signalgate'
Information shared by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an unclassified messaging chat in March could have imperiled a planned military operation in Yemen and the U.S. troops involved if intercepted by a foreign adversary, according to a new report released today by the office of the Pentagon's inspector general. “The Secretary’s actions created a risk to operational security that could have resulted in failed U.S. mission objectives and potenti…
An independent body within the Pentagon looked at the sensitive information shared on messaging Signal by the U.S. Minister of Defence about strikes in Yemen, the content of which had been revealed by "The Atlantic".
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