According to sources informed on October 1, U.S. Defense Secretary Hegerseth is drafting a plan to strictly combat leakage, requiring thousands of employees to sign confidentiality agreements, including senior officials who may be subjected to random lies.

According to the Washington Post, the plan was drafted by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Vanberg. One of the draft memo requires the Office of the Secretary of Defense to sign a confidentiality agreement with all active military, civilian and contractual employees of the Joint Staff, "without approval or through a clearly defined process," and not to disclose non-published information.

Another document proposes the creation of a ¡°random lying detection program¡± that requires those who have access to classified information at the Defense Secretary¡¯s Office and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to undergo random lying detection and regular security assessments.

The Washington Post said the documents did not explicitly limit the scope of the persons.It means that everyone from four-star generals to administrative assistants has the potential to sign confidentiality agreements or take a polygraph test¡£

A person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named, said that the relevant documents are still in the brewing stage and have not been signed, dated and approved. Sean Parnell, the chief spokesman of the Pentagon, refused to respond to questions related to the document, and replied by email that the report was "untrue and irresponsible".

Some former U.S. officials and national security lawyers pointed out that restrictions and penalties have been imposed on unauthorized disclosure of information, and the new measures are intended to further intimidate and deter defense personnel.

He has pushed for massive reforms in the Defense Ministry since this year, including cutting off the current U.S. Army's 20% four-star generals, and changing the name of the "Department of Defense" to "Ministry of War". earlier this year, he, who served for less than three months, fell into a "signal door" wave due to alleged leaks in crowd conversations, triggering a "big shock" in the Defense Department's personnel.

According to the Washington Post, after the "Signal Gate" incident, the Pentagon launched a polygraph to screen for leakers, but the move was temporarily suspended because it angered the White House.

In addition, the Pentagon is asking news media to sign similar confidentiality agreements to preserve their credentials to interview the Department of Defense. The offices of many news organizations in the Pentagon have been cleared. Hagerseth also asked the military to reduce interaction with the media and even avoid attending think tank forums.