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This photo illustration created on April 13, 2023, shows the suspect, national guardsman Jack Teixeira, reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washington, DC. - FBI agents on Thursday arrested a young national guardsman suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive US government secrets -- including about the Ukraine war. US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the arrest made "in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal, retention and transmission of classified national defense information." (Photo by Stefani REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) — This photo illustration created on April 13, 2023, shows the suspect, national guardsman Jack Teixeira, reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washington, DC. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Sec. Austin issues new guidance to streamline Pentagon’s protection of classified information

According to a new memo, "the review identified areas where we can and must improve accountability measures to prevent the compromise of CNSI, to include addressing insider…

Jul 5, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

John Sherman, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, participates in a virtual panel April 2021. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Austin orders Pentagon CIO to ‘immediately’ issue new guidance for protecting classified information

Secretary of Defense Austin has also ordered a “comprehensive” review of DOD security programs, policies and procedures for protecting sensitive info.

Apr 18, 2023 By Jon Harper