Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered a review of the handling of classified documents within 45 days. writes about it DEA News.
“Secretary of Defense Austin has ordered a comprehensive review of the handling of classified documents and within 45 days he should be presented with initial findings and recommendations to improve policy and procedures regarding the protection of confidential data,” Singh said.
Former permanent member of the Security Council of Russia, special envoy of the president for environmental protection, ecology and transport Sergei Ivanov declarationthat the Pentagon leaks leaked to the media do not represent anything of real value to Moscow.
Prior to that, US President Joe Biden instructed to learnwhy leaked Massachusetts Air National Guard Private First Class Jack Douglas Teixeira has access to a large amount of classified information. The New York Times wrote that Teixeira, who was accused of leaking, could face 15 years in prison. He was charged with two offenses – unauthorized confiscation of confidential documents and defense materials, as well as unauthorized storage and transmission of national defense information. In total, the prison sentence can be up to 15 years.