| Hegseth directed the installation of Signal, a commercially available messaging platform, on a desktop computer, said three people familiar with the matter, illustrating the extent to which he has integrated use of the unclassified communications tool with the highly secure systems the U.S. government relies on to safeguard military plans and other sensitive information. The move was intended to circumvent a lack of cellphone service in much of the Pentagon and enable easier communication with the White House and other Trump officials, these people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. |
| | | | Politics Alert | April 23, 8:02 p.m. EDT | | | | | Hegseth directed the installation of Signal, a commercially available messaging platform, on a desktop computer, said three people familiar with the matter, illustrating the extent to which he has integrated use of the unclassified communications tool with the highly secure systems the U.S. government relies on to safeguard military plans and other sensitive information. The move was intended to circumvent a lack of cellphone service in much of the Pentagon and enable easier communication with the White House and other Trump officials, these people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. | | | | | |
