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The Department took necessary personnel action

October 29, 2026

ABC News reports that the Justice Department did not respond to ABC News' request for comment.

According to AP News and AP, Hegseth said last month that Hegseth ordered the military to double the cuts to the overall number of top officers to a 20% decrease to be completed by January 1, 2027. According to Los Angeles Times, Hegseth confirms that the US military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals. The Pentagon's top military planner admitted to leaking classified information about Ukraine and Iran to two reporters from separate outlets over a one-year period, according to an internal report of the investigation shared with Axios, Axios reports.

ABC News reports that the Justice Department did not respond to ABC News' request for comment. Sylvia was director of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff — serving as a leading military planner throughout the eight-month conflict, New York Post reports. Sylvia had served as the director for strategy, plans, and policy on the joint staff, The Guardian reports. Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia was removed as head of strategy, plans, and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, AP News reports.

The Hill reports that Caldwell was hired earlier this year by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Mr. Caldwell was rehired earlier this year by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, The New York Times reports.

According to The Guardian, Parnell said, “Following an extensive Air Force OSI investigation, the Department took necessary personnel action to protect sensitive information”.

According to AP News and AP, Hegseth said last month that Hegseth ordered the military to double the cuts to the overall number of top officers to a 20% decrease to be completed by January 1, 2027. According to Los Angeles Times, Hegseth confirms that the US military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals. The Pentagon's top military planner admitted to leaking classified information about Ukraine and Iran to two reporters from separate outlets over a one-year period, according to an internal report of the investigation shared with Axios, Axios reports. Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia served in the Joint Staff as the Director for Strategy, Plans & Policy for 11 months, an important office that handles long-term strategic planning and that is known in military jargon as the J-5, ABC News reports. The Pentagon’s case against Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia has stunned his colleagues, some of whom have questioned the narrative being promoted by the defense secretary’s team, The Washington Post reports. Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a highly regarded officer and combat veteran, was serving on the Joint Staff as the director of strategy when Brett Sylvia was removed this week.Credit.., via Shutterstock, The New York Times and NYT report. In the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections there were similar expectations of an anti-Trump wave that never fully materialized, even as Trump lost that second run, Vox reports. He is the second general to be ousted from the post, known in military circles as the “J5,” under Hegseth, AP News and AP report. Newsweek conducted a comparison of the published signatories with the House Democratic roster, identifying 40 Democrats who were not listed as signers, excluding Omar herself, Newsweek reports. On October 6, 2026, Frank Vandenbroucke is pictured in Ghent, Politico reports. According to Politico, Frank Vandenbroucke also said the EU should be ready to suspend the tariff concessions EU granted to Washington under the Turnberry trade deal from August 2025 if the US imposes additional duties on European goods. Since January 2025, ProPublica has continually obtained disclosure records to investigate how personal financial interests have intersected with government decision-making inside the Trump administration, ProPublica reports. McGee had been nominated under the Biden administration to become the director of the Joint Staff, but Biden was not renominated by the Trump administration, ABC News reports. Call Sign Condor is a podcast about the thousands of Latin American soldiers who are fighting in Ukraine — for Ukraine, Los Angeles Times reports. According to ProPublica, Payne of Campaign Legal Center said, “Americans deserve to know whether their leaders are prioritizing the public good or focusing more on their personal financial gain”.

AP News and AP agree that Hegseth announces a new drone command and cuts to 20% of generals in ‘State of the Force’ speech. Earlier this month, Hegseth defended his plan to cut up to 20 percent of admirals and generals — which will affect positions across the Army, Navy and the Air Force — arguing the Air Force are “rank-heavy” and out of touch with troops on the ground, The Hill reports.

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The Hill reports that earlier this month, Hegseth defended his plan to cut up to 20 percent of admirals and generals — which will affect positions across the Army, Navy and the Air Force — arguing the Air Force are “rank-heavy” and out of touch with troops on the ground.

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