Hegseth Announces New Effort to Identify, Prosecute Media Leakers

Caldwell, Selnick, and Colin Carroll, the former chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen A. Feinberg, were initially placed on administrative leave before being escorted from the Pentagon and dismissed during the leak investigation.

An administration official later told The Hill that investigators found no evidence Caldwell had leaked information from the Pentagon.

Caldwell was subsequently hired by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence earlier this year, The Hill reported.