The Pentagon launched an investigation involving printing tests to hunt for leaks after Elon Musk called on any officials of the Ministry of Defense who spread “mischievously false information” about his action with the army.
In response to the accusation surrounding Muska's recentVisit the PentagonDefense Minister Pete Hegset, head of the staff Joe Kasper, called on the investigation of the “unauthorized publication” of information about national security with those with whom she found that she was responsible for “assignment to the competent criminal prosecution authority”.
Musk, the richest man in the world with billions of dollars in defense contracts, visited the Pentagon on Friday to talk about reducing costs and innovation. The visit caused controversy before it began after The New York Times announced that Musk was supposed to get a top secret briefing on the planning of the US Army for any potential war with China.
The Times, who quoted several unidentified American officials familiar with this matter, said Musk is scheduled to see the sensitive US military strategies concerning China, potentially reveals the critical secrets of the Pentagon given Musk's considerable business interests. Muska's views on China also caused concern. He was called Taiwan “an integral part of China” and once suggested that the self-governing island become the administrative zone of the country.
Both President Donald Trump and defense boss have denied that Musek's power would ever plan to get such a briefing at a high level. In the oval office on Friday, Trump recognized Musk's potential conflict when he explained why he never gave him such a briefing.
Further intensified control, Musk took XThe social media platform, which it owns, insists on the prosecution of Pentagon officials who pushed through misleading information into the media.
HegSeth was one of the loudest champions of Musk's Ministry of Government efficiency and boasted hundreds of millions of dollars in the expenses carried out in cooperation with DOGE employees.
Investigations of leaks “will start immediately and culminate in a report of the Minister of Defense,” wrote Kasper inMemoPublished at the end of 21 March. “The report will include a complete record of unauthorized publications within the Ministry of Defense and recommendations to improve such effort.”
This story was originally listed on Fortune.com
