In a rapidly developing situation within the Department of Defense, three senior aides to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been placed on administrative leave amid an ongoing investigation into leaks of sensitive national security information. The officials—Dan Caldwell, Darin Selnick, and Colin Carroll—are suspended following concerns about unauthorized disclosures connected to high-level decision-making and classified operations.
The investigation stems from a March 21 directive issued by Hegseth’s chief of staff, Joe Kasper, warning staff that any disclosure of sensitive materials could result in polygraph testing and immediate disciplinary action. The probe has since. . .