Meagher said that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was first briefed on the leaks on April 6 and on April 7 he started convening senior leaders on a daily basis to discuss the leaks. "There have been steps to take a closer look at how this type of information is distributed and to whom," Pentagon spokesman Chris Meagher told reporters on Monday.
The Pentagon continues to examine procedures governing how widely some of the most sensitive U.S. The official said this was occasionally done within the Pentagon and intelligence community, but the leaks had prompted another look at some of the distribution lists. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the Pentagon had taken the opportunity to look at how widely some intelligence is shared internally and making sure that people who do not need it no longer have access to it. The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into the disclosure of the documents. Some of the most sensitive information is purportedly related to Ukraine's military capabilities and shortcomings. officials have said some documents giving battlefield casualty estimates from Ukraine appeared to have been altered to understate Russian losses. Reuters has not independently verified the documents' authenticity. Reuters has reviewed more than 50 of the documents, labeled "Secret" and "Top Secret", that first appeared on social media sites in March and purportedly reveal details of Ukrainian military vulnerabilities and information about allies including Israel, South Korea and Turkey. government information since the 2013 publication of thousands of documents on WikiLeaks. The leaks could be the most damaging release of U.S. Investigators are also working to determine what person or group might have had the ability and motivation to release the intelligence reports, said one of the officials. government, and dealing with the diplomatic fallout from the release of dozens of confidential documents, three U.S. national security agencies are reviewing how they share their most sensitive secrets inside the U.S.
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