#classified-information

#classified-information

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth definitely broke the rules when he sent sensitive information to a Signal chat group, say Pentagon auditors, but he's not the only one using insecure messaging, and everyone needs better training. The Pentagon Office of Inspector General on Thursday released two reports, one specifically dealing with the "Signalgate" incident, and a second that found Hegseth's massive OPSEC failure was just the latest in a long line of similar failures among DoD employees with regard to the use of improper methods of communication.

A report by the Pentagon's acting inspector general says he risked endangering troops when he sent messages containing classified information about strikes in Yemen to a social media chat group last spring, in the scandal dubbed Signalgate. Meanwhile, the secretary is under scrutiny for a potential war crime in the double attack on an alleged drug-running boat in the Caribbean, in which the follow-up strike killed two survivors of the first attack.

Bolton, who was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday on the charges following an FBI investigation lasting over three years, is the third political foe of Donald Trump to be indicted in the past three weeks, since the Republican sent a social media message to his attorney general, Pam Bondi, ordering her to force the prosecution of people he believes have harmed his political career.

The US-India relations expert is alleged to have retained classified information and met with Chinese officials. Ashley Tellis, a United States government adviser and expert on India-US relations, has been arrested and charged with unlawfully retaining national defence information and allegedly meeting with Chinese officials, US prosecutors said on Tuesday. Tellis made his initial court appearance on Tuesday. A detention hearing is scheduled for October 21, US media reported.

This is actually quite breathtaking in terms of its implications for the free press. There is no precedent for what they're doing here. Now, it is true that access is something that is a privilege. At the CIA, reporters, journalists are not allowed just to wander as widely as they do in the Pentagon, but the Pentagon has had a long tradition of allowing the media to work with its own representatives and getting the story right.

Henrik Landerholm, the former national security adviser, is on trial for negligent handling of classified information after leaving documents in an unlocked hotel safe.

The conundrum facing intelligence officers is the inability to refute erroneous news reports without potentially exposing classified information they are sworn to protect.

Rahman unlawfully retained and transmitted Top Secret National Defense Information, affecting national security and exposing sensitive details about a U.S. ally.

In the fast-moving world of AI, if it takes 18 months . . . I no longer need that company, their model is already obsolete.

The Pentagon Inspector General's inquiry into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth now includes an investigation into a second chat and the unauthorized transfer of classified information.

Hegseth pushed back on claims that he shared military plans via private channels, asserting they were informal and unclassified, despite strong contrary opinions from military experts.