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 senior Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services committee requested the probe after Hegseth disclosed sensitive on Signal.

The Pentagon's Inspector General's office announced on Thursday it was opening a probe into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of an unclassified commercial texting application to coordinate the March 15 launch of U.

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

The announcement comes after lawmakers voiced concern about whether top national security officials discussed classified information on Signal about a military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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

Defence chief Pete Hegseth and others coordinated March 15 US military strikes in messaging app conversation that included journalist.