"The Pentagon put a third top official on administrative leave Wednesday as part of a wide-ranging leak investigation, according to a defense official and a person familiar with the matter. Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was suspended a day after two other political appointees were placed on leave following a probe into potential leaks of sensitive information."
"Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Darin Selnick, the Defense Department's deputy chief of staff, were escorted out of the Pentagon by security officers and had their building access suspended pending further investigation, the official said. Caldwell and Selnick both previously worked at Concerned Veterans for America, the nonprofit that Hegseth once led. An Air Force Special Forces Command Chief Master Sergeant was also removed on Monday."
Three Pentagon officials were placed on administrative leave as part of a leak investigation. Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was suspended after two other political appointees were placed on leave. The probes target disclosures including military operational plans for the Panama Canal, a second carrier headed to the Red Sea, Elon Musk's visit to the Pentagon to discuss China, and a pause in intelligence collection for Ukraine. Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick were escorted out of the Pentagon and had building access suspended. Both previously worked at Concerned Veterans for America. An Air Force Special Forces Command chief master sergeant was also removed.
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