In one case, he told aides on the encrypted app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation, people familiar with his management practices said.

ToplineAn evaluation into Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal has been expanded to look into a second Signal group chat with his wife and lawyer in which he allegedly shared military plans,

The move was intended to circumvent a lack of cellphone service in much of the Pentagon and enable easier communication between Hegseth and other Trump officials, said people familiar with the matter.