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How the US defense secretary circumvents official DoD communications equipment
A weblog about Signals Intelligence, Communications Security and top level telecommunications equipment
Last week it was reported that US defense secretary Pete Hegseth has a private computer with a direct link to the public internet in his office, in order to use the messaging app Signal. This phone is part of the Crisis Management System (CMS), which connects the President, the National Security Council, Cabinet members, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, intelligence agency watch centers, and others. This phone belongs to the Defense Red Switch Network(DRSN), also known as the Multilevel Secure Voice service, which connects the White House, all military command centers, intelligence agencies, government departments and NATO allies.
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