A third top Pentagon official has been put on leave amid an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense.

Two Pentagon officials were terminated Friday after they were suspended earlier this week, escalating a week of turmoil at the Department of Defense.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave and was escorted out of the Pentagon by security on Tuesday, two ...

Three Pentagon officials who were placed on leave as part of an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense slammed the proceedings against them as “unconscionable” on Saturday. In a ...

A Pentagon investigation into leaks of classified and sensitive information has expanded to include two more aides to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his deputy, officials said on Wednesday.

Defense officials say Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave and was escorted out of the Pentagon by security.

Watch Video: Third top Pentagon official put on leave pending leak investigation The week of turmoil affecting the Pentagon’s inner circle continued Friday, when two political appointees ...

Three Pentagon officials who were placed on leave as part of an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense slammed the proceedings against them as “unconscionable” on Saturday.

Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on leave and was escorted out of the Pentagon by security on Tuesday.

On March 22, Hegseth’s chief of staff, Joe Kasper, said in a memo that the Pentagon was investigating what it said were leaks of national security information.