The evaluation will look into whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth complied with department policies when using a Signal group chat last month.

Senior Trump administration officials have been accused of using the third-party app to discuss highly sensitive national security information.

Sources tell PEOPLE that President Donald Trump has asked around about his next steps following the scandal in which journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a private national security gro

The use of the Signal messaging app by top Trump officials came to light after The Atlantic's editor was added to a group chat about planned Houthi strikes.

"President Trump continues to have the utmost confidence in his national security team," the White House said in response to the breach.

A public watchdog group has launched the first lawsuit over the Trump administration’s use of Signal to discuss war plans, HuffPost has learned.

Live has been accused of 'slander' after the show's latest episode took aim at Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a sketch poking fun at the Signal group chat debacle.

Democrat Senator for New Jersey Andy Kim said: "I cannot believe Pete Hegseth would recklessly text info that could put a target on our pilots and service members. he needs to resign"

The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.