On Wednesday, the Pentagon placed a third senior official on administrative leave as part of a wide-ranging leak investigation. Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Secretary of Defense Steven Feinberg, was removed from office a day after two other political appointees were placed on leave following an investigation into possible leaks of confidential information.
The leaks under investigation include military operational plans for the Panama Canal, a second aircraft carrier heading to the Red Sea, Elon Musk's controversial visit to the Pentagon to discuss China, and the suspension of intelligence gathering for Ukraine. This investigation was launched after it became known about unauthorized disclosures of national security information.
During the investigation, the Pentagon may use a polygraph to identify the source of the leaks. Earlier, Deputy Secretary of Defense Joe Kasper said that any information identifying the party responsible for the unlawful disclosure of information would be referred to the appropriate criminal authority for prosecution.
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