"The Inspector General review is a TOTAL exoneration of Secretary Hegseth," a Pentagon spokesperson told Newsweek.

The report comes as the defense secretary is engulfed in a controversy over a “double tap” strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat.

The Pentagon did not conduct a routine investigation into the impact of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s disclosure of ...

A Pentagon watchdog report found Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked U.S. personnel and missions by using the Signal app for sensitive military strike information. While not found to have improperly ...

A Pentagon investigation has faulted U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth for using Signal on his personal device to transmit sensitive information about planned strikes in Yemen, saying it could have ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. troops at risk by sharing sensitive plans about an upcoming military strike in Yemen on his personal phone, according to a Pentagon inspector ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed that he received "total exoneration" in an investigative report by the Defense Department's Office of Inspector General regarding a Signal group chat about a ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “risked compromising sensitive military information” when he shared information on a Signal group chat in late March, according to sources speaking to CNN, which ...

A watchdog report on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's texts in a Signal group chat about a strike in Yemen has been released. This comes as Hegseth faces more scrutiny over the strikes on Sept. 2 ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked endangering troops by using the Signal messaging app to discuss a strike on Houthis in Yemen, sources say a Pentagon watchdog report finds.