The report, slated to be released on Thursday, is said to recommend further training in the handling of sensitive information. The Pentagon's inspector general has reportedly determined that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth improperly used the messaging app Signal to convey sensitive information, thereby putting a United States military operation at risk. Media reports, released on Wednesday, offered a preview of the inspector general's report, slated to be released in full on Thursday.
Signal's new screen security feature for Windows 11 prevents screenshots to enhance user privacy, addressing concerns over Microsoft's Recall feature capturing sensitive content.
This mishandling of massively sensitive information was already troublesome enough, but this week, The New York Times reported that Hegseth shared information about the attacks on Yemen in another Signal chat.
According to the Washington Post, Hegseth directed the installation of Signal on his computer following a discussion among Hegseth and his aides about how they could circumvent the absence of cellphone service in much of the Pentagon.