FIRED: Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia Ousted Over Classified Information Leaks...

Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, who directed strategic planning for the Pentagon's Joint Staff, was fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after failing three polygraph tests about leaking classified information. The dismissal marks the most visible casualty of Hegseth's aggressive crackdown on leaks related to the nine-month Iran war, which has already cost over $47 billion in operations. The Pentagon has struggled to contain disclosures about war planning and weapons expenditure—a Reuters report revealing $29 billion in restocking costs came just before Sylvia's removal, illustrating the tension between operational security and public accountability.