Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has vowed to take “any additional measures necessary” to safeguard against national security leaks and has ordered a review of intelligence access, he said during a press conference on Thursday.
Austin’s comments came shortly after the FBI arrested 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira in connection with a major leak of dozens of highly sensitive documents relating to the Russia–Ukraine war.
Teixeira was found after the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a probe into the matter in April, although he is believed to have started sharing the documents online as far back as January….