Hegseth changes policy on how Pentagon officials communicate with Congress

[Dulcinea]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos issued last week.

In an Oct. 15 memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his deputy, Steve Feinberg, ordered Pentagon officials — including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — to obtain permission from the department’s main legislative affairs office before they have any communication with Capitol Hill.

The memo was issued the same day the vast majority of Pentagon reporters exited the building rather than agree to the Defense Department’s new restrictions on their work, and it appears to be part of a broader effort by Hegseth to exert tighter control over what the department communicates to the outside world.

According to the memo, a copy of which was authenticated by a Pentagon official, “unauthorized engagements with Congress by (Pentagon) personnel acting in their official capacity, no matter how well-intentioned, may undermine Department-wide priorities critical to achieving our legislative objectives.”

https://apnews.com/article/defense-department-pentagon-hegseth-congress-c15a2050aa95998f28e31a6b5c1d287a

[Irish_Dem]

1. This is very dangerous, and a threat to national security.

It was rumored that in Trump's last installation into the White House that the military
clearly understood he was incompetent and unable to make any major military decisions.
The military went to Pelosi and McConnell often and kept them in the loop.

Now Trump is putting a stop to that.

[Walleye]

2. I wonder if he knows what his job is or whom he works for

I would remind him to see who signs his paycheck. It’s not King Donald. Even though he thinks all the money in the treasury belongs to him.