Dan Caldwell previously worked for an Arizona congressman and was outspoken about the Phoenix VA hospital scandal a decade ago.

Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave and was escorted out of the Pentagon by security on Tuesday, two defense officials said. The officials said Caldwell's sudden downfall was tied to an investigation into unauthorized disclosure of department information.

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -One of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense,