The Deputy Chief of Staff of the Department of Defense (DOD) was placed on administrative leave Tuesday following procedures from another Pentagon official.
Darryn Cernick, deputy chief of staff to Defense Secretary Pete Hegses, has been removed from senior US officials confirmed by FOX News.
Selnick is investigating the same leak probe that Hegustes’ aide Dan Caldwell was escorted by security from the Pentagon.
Selnick and Caldwell are both on administrative leave.
According to the Pentagon website, Selnick is a retired Air Force officer and has extensively worked for veteran affairs organizations.
“Mr. Sernick is using his extensive government and non-governmental experience to defend his service members to position his veterans for productive post-segment living from their first day in uniform,” the biographies state.
Selnick and Caldwell worked for concern veterans in the past, a group previously led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegses.
Reuters reported that Caldwell was on leave for “fraudulent disclosures” as part of an investigation into the leaked Pentagon documents.
The investigation was released last month and involved “recent fraudulent disclosure of national security information.”
“The use of polygraphs in the implementation of this study is in compliance with applicable laws and policies.” I wrote it on a note at that time. “This investigation will be launched soon and will reach its peak with a report to the Secretary of Defense.”
Officials told Politico that the leak was linked to the Panama Canal Project and Elon Musk’s visit to the Pentagon.
Details regarding the leak are unknown and there is currently no evidence linking Caldwell or Selnick to that leak.
Morgan Phillips of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
