WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) - The Pentagon announced on Wednesday plans to tighten controls on classified information after an alleged leak incident that saw an airman arrested in April and later indicted on accusations of posting classified documents on the messaging app Discord.
Jack Douglas Teixeira, 21, of North Dighton, Massachusetts, was indicted last month on six counts of wilful retention and transmission of classified information relating to national defense.
Prosecutors say Teixeira leaked classified documents to a group of gamers on the messaging app Discord.
"As someone who has read a lot of DoD policies, they are not the clearest documents," the official said.
The official said the Pentagon needed to be more clear about policies related to classified information and spaces it can be accessed in, along with greater accountability for personnel who work with sensitive information.
Persons:
Jack Douglas Teixeira, Teixeira, Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Franklin Paul, Mark Heinrich Our
Organizations:
Pentagon, WikiLeaks, Justice Department, Prosecutors, Thomson
Locations:
North Dighton , Massachusetts, U.S