The Pentagon leak demonstrates the acute threat posed by determined insiders among the thousands of people with top secret clearances, sources tell CNN.
Such facilities typically operate at all hours with people rotating on and off shifts, sorting through intelligence as it floods in from all over the globe, according to current and former military personnel familiar with centers similar to the one where Teixeira worked. They’re hard to penetrate, sources tell CNN, but can also be hard to police from within.
The 102nd Intelligence Wing has since had its intelligence mission temporarily reassigned to other Air Force units as the Air Force Inspector General investigates the leak. At least some of the information Teixeira shared appeared to come from a daily intelligence brief from the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s intelligence arm, known as J2.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kim Kardashian reveals the 'magic' of her success to CNN's Poppy Harlow | CNN BusinessJust a few years ago, Kim Kardashian was dyeing her own shapewear in a sink with teabags. Fast forward to the present day, the idea has blossomed into Skims — a $3.2 billion brand that has catapulted the reality TV star into a business titan.
Read more »
Pentagon: No military airlift planned for Americans in war-torn SudanThe Defense Department has no immediate plans to mount a mass airlift in Sudan to rescue thousands of Americans left behind after the U.S. shuttered its embassy amid fighting between warring factions that have left the country in chaos.
Read more »
Pentagon leak says China conducted first operation with new helicopter carrierDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were briefed on intelligence regarding a new Chinese helicopter aircraft carrier that is poised to be a significant tool for Beijing’s plan to project power in the region, according to a leaked Pentagon document.
Read more »
Congress to Pentagon: Don’t go too far in locking down classified info“There’s a lot of stuff that gets classified that really shouldn’t be,” Sen. John Cornyn said.
Read more »
Biden turns on charm offensive with South Korean president after Pentagon leaks.POTUS is rolling out the red carpet for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol just weeks after a Discord leak revealed the Biden administration has been eavesdropping on Yoon's government. South Korea's two-day state visit commences Tuesday.
Read more »
Taliban killed ISIS-K cell leader behind Kabul airport bombing: PentagonBREAKING: The US military spent Tuesday alerting the families of the 13 US service members killed in the ISIS-K suicide bombing at the Kabul airport in August 2021 that the Taliban had recently killed an alleged terrorist cell leader behind the attack.
Read more »