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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Copp

Pentagon’s watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike

Japan US Defense - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.

The review will also look at other defense officials' use of the publicly available encrypted app, which is not able to handle classified material and is not part of the Defense Department’s secure communications network.

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