How US defense secretary Hegseth circumvents the official DoD communications equipment

(Updated: June 10, 2025) US defense secretary Pete Hegseth appears to have a private computer in his office that is linked to the public internet. He wanted this computer to use the messaging app Signal , which is the preferred method of communication among Trump's government officials. Here I will look at the secretary of defense's official communications equipment and the SecDef Cables…