Dan Caldwell (defense official)

Dan Caldwell is an adviser in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and a former senior adviser to US defense secretary Pete Hegseth.

Early life and education

Caldwell graduated from Arizona State University in 2011.[1] He is a United States Marine Corps veteran, and served in the Iraq War.[2]

Career

From 2011 to 2013, Caldwell worked for U.S. representative David Schweikert.[3]

Caldwell began working for Concerned Veterans for America in 2013. In 2017, Caldwell was named Executive Director of Concerned Veterans for America.[4]

In February 2025, Caldwell was named Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense. Caldwell was Hegseth’s point person in the Signalgate scandal, in which top Trump administration national security officials, including Hegseth, used the Signal app to discuss plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.[5] Caldwell was put on leave following leaks from the Pentagon,[6][7][3][8] and later terminated.[9][10]

In March 2026, Caldwell was hired by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence where he will serve as an adviser to senior intelligence officials.[11]

References

  1. ^ Gersony, Laura (April 15, 2025). "Dan Caldwell escorted from Pentagon amid probe. What to know about his Arizona ties". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  2. ^ Watson, Eleanor; Jacobs, Jennifer (April 16, 2025). "2 Defense Department officials, including senior adviser to Pete Hegseth, put on leave amid leak investigation". CBS News. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Stewart, Phil; Stewart, Phil (April 16, 2025). "Exclusive: Top Hegseth adviser Dan Caldwell put on leave in Pentagon leak probe". Reuters. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "CVA Names Dan Caldwell as New Executive Director". Concerned Veterans for America. October 27, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  5. ^ "Pentagon senior adviser Dan Caldwell ousted during investigation into leaks". AP News. April 15, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  6. ^ Jaffe, Greg; Ismay, John (April 15, 2025). "Top Pentagon Advisers Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick Put on Leave in Leak Probe". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Dunbar, Marina (April 15, 2025). "Hegseth adviser placed on leave after investigation into Pentagon leaks". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  8. ^ Baldor, Lolita (April 15, 2025). "Pentagon senior adviser Dan Caldwell ousted in probe into leaks". Defense News. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  9. ^ Jacobs, Jennifer; Watson, Eleanor; LaPorta, James (April 19, 2025). "2 Pentagon officials fired amid sweeping leak investigation". CBS News. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  10. ^ Lippman, Daniel; Detsch, Jack (April 18, 2025). "Pentagon turmoil deepens: Top Hegseth aide leaves post". Politico. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  11. ^ Jaffe, Greg; Barnes, Julian E. (March 16, 2026). "Aide Accused by Hegseth of Leaking Is Hired for Intelligence Job". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
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