Pentagon watchdog to evaluate Hegseth's use of Signal

The Pentagon inspector general's office said in a memo Thursday it will evaluate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of Signal to discuss strikes against the Houthis in Yemen last month. 

"The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the Secretary of Defense and other DoD personnel complied with DoD policies and procedures for the use of a commercial messaging application for official business," Acting Inspector General Steven Stebbins said in a memo. 

"Additionally, we will review compliance with classification and records retention requirements."