Hegseth fires Joint Staff planner over alleged leaks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, who led strategy and policy on the Joint Staff. A Pentagon official accused him of leaking classified information about the Iran war and Ukraine and said he failed three polygraphs. A colleague told the Washington Post that Sylvia denies leaking classified material, according to Newser.
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