A third senior Pentagon official was placed on leave amid leak probe

A third Pentagon employee was placed on an administrative leave within two days as part of an investigation into the media leakage.
Colin Carroll, Chief of Staff, Deputy Minister of Defense Stephen Vinci, was taken from the building on Wednesday, after Dan Caldwell, Senior Adviser to Defense Minister Beit Higseth, and Darin Celnik, Deputy Chief of Staff at Higseth.
“We can confirm that Mr. Carroll has been placed on the administrative vacation awaiting the investigation. We have nothing additional to submit at this time,” a defense official told Fox News Digital.
Carroll did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Three senior employees of the Ministry of Defense at the Ministry of Defense at the Ministry of Defense on leave for leaks. (Reuters/Yves Hermann)
Last month, the Ministry of Defense (DOD) announced that it will launch an investigation into “modern unauthorized disclosure of national security information” and may use the use of lying detection to determine the source of the leaks.
“The use of lying to implement this investigation will be in accordance with the applicable law and policy.” Written in a note. “This investigation will start immediately and culminate in a report to the Minister of Defense.”
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He wrote that “the information that determines a responsible party on the unauthorized disclosure” will be referred to the criminal prosecution.
Carroll, out of reservation in a naval weapon, recently worked in the defense contractor, which is developing independent weapons systems. Selnick and CALDWELL worked in two different veterans for America, a group of supported by Higseth.

Pentagon officials Dan Caldwell, the left, and Darin Celnik are investigated amid the investigation. (The inventor of the concerned warriors of America | Ministry of Defense)

The investigation of leaks in the Pentagon came after the Pentagon was planned to hide Elon Musk in a possible war with China. (Brendan Smaliowski/AFP via Getty Images)
The Pentagon did not provide details about what the three officials accuse of leakage. One of the Politico officials told the leakage related to Panama channel plans and the visit of Elon Musk to the Pentagon and the second aircraft carrier that is deployed in the Red Sea.
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The Ministry of Defense followed the Ministry of Internal Security and the Ministry of Justice in the announcement that it will use sensors to clarify the alleged dropouts. But the DOD note came after the president Donald Trump The leader of the Ministry of government’s efficiency, Elon Musk, who was again paid, has reported that the leader of the Ministry of Government, Elon Musk, will be briefed on “war plans” with China during the Pentagon’s visit. Trump said he would not display such plans “to anyone.”
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2025-04-16 18:24:00