War Department Secretary Pete Hegseth has added to the pile of terminations at the Pentagon with the firing of the military's top planner, according to sources to CBS News. A Pentagon official told CBS News that Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia had failed three polygraph tests about providing information to the press.
Sylvia spent 11 months as the director for strategy, plans, and policy of the Pentagon Joint Staff. 'Our commitment was not an empty promise. We vowed to find you, and we meant it.' The official, who spoke to CBS on the condition of anonymity, claimed Sylvia leaked classified information related to the Iran conflict as well as the Russia-Ukraine War.
Sylvia's firing was first reported by the Atlantic. CBS said two other Pentagon sources confirmed that Sylvia's firing was related to the polygraph tests, but both said the accusations against Sylvia were untrue. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell referred to the action in a post on social media without naming Sylvia.
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