Tom Vanden Brook
Pentagon Correspondent at USA Today
Pentagon correspondent for USA Today, Green Bay Packer shareholder, dog walker [email protected]
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3 days ago |
usatoday.com | Tom Vanden Brook
WASHINGTON —Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing renewed scrutiny after a new report that he shared the timing of U.S. air strikes on Houthi rebels with his wife and brother on an encrypted commercial messaging app. Hegseth already has acknowledged that he had participated in a Signal chat about the March 15 attacks with senior Trump administration officials; that chat is under review by the Pentagon Inspector General for the handling of sensitive information. Late Sunday night, Sen.
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6 days ago |
yahoo.com | Tom Vanden Brook
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has eliminated nearly 200 jobs related to diversity, equity and inclusion in the last year, killing the Biden-administration’s effort aimed at providing “everyone an opportunity to reach their full potential,” according to report released by the Government Accountability Office. In 2024, there had been 188 Pentagon staff members, military and civilian, with DEI duties, the GAO found.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Tom Vanden Brook
An aide to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted from the Pentagon and placed on administrative leave on April 15 as part of an investigation into the unauthorized leak of information, according to a Defense official.The Pentagon did not disclose specifics of the alleged offense by Dan Caldwell because the matter is under investigation, according to the official who was not authorized to speak publicly. The news about Caldwell was first reported by Reuters.
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1 week ago |
courierpress.com | Tom Vanden Brook
An aide to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted from the Pentagon and placed on administrative leave on April 15 as part of an investigation into the unauthorized leak of information, according to a Defense official. The Pentagon did not disclose specifics of the alleged offense by Dan Caldwell because the matter is under investigation, according to the official who was not authorized to speak publicly. The news about Caldwell was first reported by Reuters.
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1 week ago |
greatfallstribune.com | Tom Vanden Brook
Two aides to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were placed on administrative leave on April 15 as part of an investigation into unauthorized leaks of information, according to two Defense officials. The Pentagon did not disclose specifics of the alleged offense by Dan Caldwell or Darin Selnick because the matter is under investigation, according to the officials who were not authorized to speak publicly. The news about Caldwell was first reported by Reuters, and Politico first reported on Selnick.
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