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Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Pentagon watchdog opens probe into use of Signal for Yemen attack plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's Inspector General's office announced on Thursday it was opening a probe into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of an unclassified commercial texting application to coordinate the March 15 launch of U.S. strikes on Yemen's Houthis. "The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the Secretary of Defense and other DoD personnel complied with DoD policies and procedures for the use of a commercial messaging application for official business," Steven Stebbins, the acting Inspector General, wrote in a memo. "Additionally, we will review compliance with classification and records retention requirements."
Fox News
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Pentagon watchdog opens probe into Hegseth's use of Signal to discuss Houthi attack plans
The Pentagon's inspector general has launched an investigation into whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated department policy by discussing military attack plans in a private Signal chat, following a report by The Atlantic. The probe will examine whether Hegseth improperly discussed operational plans for a U.S. offensive against the Houthis in Yemen and will also review "compliance with classification and records retention requirements," according to a memo from Inspector General Steven Stebbins. The investigation was launched after the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate's Armed Services Committee requested it last week. "This chat was alleged to have included classified information pertaining to sensitive military discussions in Yemen," Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and ranking member Jack Reed, D-R.I., wrote in a letter to acting Inspector General Steven Stebbins. "If true, this reporting raises questions as to the use of unclassified networks to discuss classified and sensitive information." This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Reuters
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Pentagon watchdog opens probe into use of Signal for Yemen attack plans
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - The Pentagon's Inspector General's office announced on Thursday it was opening a probe into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of an unclassified commercial texting application to coordinate the March 15 launch of U.S. strikes on Yemen's Houthis. "The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the Secretary of Defense and other DoD personnel complied with DoD policies and procedures for the use of a commercial messaging application for official business," Steven Stebbins, the acting Inspector General, wrote in a memo.
Japan Times
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Japan Times
U.S. senators from both parties urge formal probe of Signal chat attack plan
The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Thursday they had asked the Pentagon to investigate the Trump administration's use of the Signal messaging app to discuss sensitive attack plans. In a letter to Steven Stebbins, the acting Inspector General at the Defense Department, Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, the panel's chairman, and Sen. Jack Reed, its ranking Democrat, asked for an inquiry and assessment of the facts surrounding the Signal chat and department policies "and adherence to policies" about sharing sensitive information. The Armed Services Committee oversees the Department of Defense, authorizing its nearly $1 trillion budget. Stebbins' office said it was reviewing the letter but declined further comment.
