Pentagon accuses newly fired general of leaking sensitive information to the media

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a senior military planner on the Pentagon's Joint Staff, has been fired. The Pentagon accuses Sylvia of leaking classified and sensitive information to the public and the media. According to an official department statement, the senior general was dismissed after failing three polygraph tests. This action follows allegations that he compromised secure data, leading to his immediate removal from his position within the military planning structure of the Pentagon.