Pentagon watchdog has completed review of Hegseth’s use of Signal, sources say

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomes Singapore's Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing, not pictured, at the Pentagon on September 9, 2025. Annabelle Gordon/Reuters/File

The Pentagon’s internal watchdog has completed a monthslong review of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to discuss sensitive military operations and has submitted its findings to Hegseth for review, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.

Hegseth will now have the opportunity to comment and provide feedback on the Pentagon Inspector General’s findings, which is standard practice for such reviews, before the final report is provided to Congress in the coming days, the sources said. A version of it will likely be made public, one of the sources said.

The Office of the Inspector General declined to