Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on July 13 that the Department of Defense and the Justice Department have created a joint task force to identify and prosecute individuals who share sensitive information with the media. In a video posted to X, Hegseth emphasized that unauthorized disclosures "will be met with the full force of the law" and that "leaked information risks lives." The new policy empowers the Defense Department's Office of General Counsel to request information from any Pentagon office during investigations into unauthorized disclosures to media outlets, with those offices required to provide a "full and complete" response within two days.