Pete Hegseth is tightening his grip on the flow of information coming out of the Pentagon.

In a new memo, the Secretary of Defense has banned personnel from speaking to Congress unless they have approval first. Hegseth and Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg outlined the changes in the staff memo dated October 15, as reported by Breaking Defense.

Officials, including the secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are now required to report to the office of the assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs to coordinate an approved response.

“The Department of War (DoW) relies on a collaborative and close partnership with Congress to achieve our legislative goals,” the memo starts, using the Trump administration’s latest rebrand of th

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