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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has decided to dismiss Lieutenant General Brett Silvia, who until now headed the strategic planning department at the US Joint Staff. According to reports from American media on 29 October, the personnel action is linked to suspicions of passing confidential information to press representatives. Specifically, this concerns data relating to military operations in Ukraine and Iran.
According to CBS News, an anonymous Pentagon official stated that Silvia failed three polygraph tests. The questions asked during the interrogation concerned the possible disclosure of classified information to journalists. At the same time, the situation is complicated by the fact that two other sources for the channel in the defence department, while confirming the link between the dismissal and the test results, called the accusations themselves false. Thus, CBS News sources provide different assessments of the validity of the claims against the general.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell reported that the dismissal decision was made after the completion of an investigation conducted by the US Air Force Office of Special Investigations. According to him, the collected materials have been transferred to the Department of Justice for possible further legal action. In a public statement, Parnell did not name the general directly. Reuters notes that it was not immediately possible to obtain a comment from Brett Silvia himself.
Brett Silvia headed the Joint Staff’s Strategy, Planning and Policy Directorate, known as J5. This unit participates in the development and coordination of military plans. Prior to his appointment to this position, the general commanded the 101st Airborne Division. At the time the first reports of the dismissal appeared, no immediate appointment of his successor had been officially announced.
This case is occurring against the backdrop of a general tightening of checks regarding information leaks in the US defence department. According to Reuters, the current control campaign involves the work of a special group and the use of polygraphs during the vetting of senior officials. According to sources, one of the areas covered by the suspicions is information about the war with Russia. However, a specific list of documents allegedly passed on is not provided in available reports. The accusations themselves remain the subject of an ongoing investigation.
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