May 24 (UPI) -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is further restricting media access to areas of the Pentagon, as he seeks to cut down on unsanctioned leaks of military information.
"Updated security measures for resident and visiting press are needed to reduce the opportunities for in-person inadvertent and unauthorized disclosures," Hegseth said in a memo issued earlier this week.
Reporters will now be required to have an official escort with them in more areas of the Pentagon, including the hallway where Hegseth's office is located.
"They [media] are required to be formally escorted to and from those respective offices," the memo reads.
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