The Pentagon’s acting inspector general is investigating whether Pete Hegseth broke any rules around classification and records retention. Trump's reaction? 'That's such a wasted story.'

The evaluation will look into whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth complied with department policies when using a Signal group chat last month.

The independent watchdog said it would assess whether the defense secretary followed department policies when he shared military strike plans in a group chat.

The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.

The Defense Inspector General's Office will look into whether the defense secretary improperly shared sensitive information on the commercial app.

The acting Inspector General of the Defense Department will review Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal in a group chat with other key national security officials to discuss military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen last month,

The Pentagon inspector general's office will investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on Yemen, a memo released Thursday said.The probe will evaluate "the extent to which the Secretary of Defense and other DoD personnel complied with DoD policies and procedures for the use of a commercial messaging application for official business,

Questions are once again being raised about Mike Waltz, after reports claimed he made at least 20 Signal chat groups to discuss sensitive security decisions.

President Donald Trump's administration officials have used over 20 Signal chats to give updates on various crises worldwide, according to a new report. Politico reported Wednesday that the practice of setting up Signal chats to discuss highly sensitive national security information is more frequent than previously known.