The review started in response to a joint bipartisan request last week from leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The Pentagon’s internal watchdog notified the defense secretary of a probe into whether he shared classified information last month in a Signal group chat that included a journalist.

The inspector general of the US Department of Defense has launched an investigation into Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal application to message other top-level officials about military strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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.

Pentagon acting inspector general announces investigation into Hegseth's use of Signal chat for Houthi attack plans.

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,