The investigation revealed that only 1 person was involved in the case, but there are also questions to his superiors.
An investigation by the US Air Force published on December 6 showed that only one person was responsible for leaking top — secret military documents on a closed Discord server-Private Jack Teixeira.
Teixeira, a computer specialist with the 102nd Intelligence Wing, began divulging intelligence in February 2022. The materials eventually leaked onto the Internet and probably ended up in the hands of foreign governments. The man was arrested in April 2023.
His job was to provide technical support for the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System (JWICS). Teixeira's authority allowed him to "view intelligence and analytical materials in this system," according to the investigation.
Despite the fact that Teixeira was the only person directly involved in the leak, there were at least 4 cases when colleagues noticed warning signs in his behavior, but did not take any action.
For example, Teixeira accessed the secret archives in August 2022. Although his immediate supervisor was informed about the incident, the incident itself was not documented in accordance with the established procedure. In September, he went through the documents again and even made notes on a small paper sticker. This time, there was also no report to the security authorities. The sticker was asked to be destroyed, but no one followed up on the execution of the order.
Similar cases were recorded in October and January.
It wasn't until January 2023, a few months before Teixeira's arrest, that the command was informed of what was happening.
15 officers of the National Guard were punished for improper performance of duties. Colonel Sean Riley, commander of the 102nd Wing, was stripped of his rank. All personnel of the Teixeira unit are temporarily suspended from their assignments.
The US Air Force has also introduced reforms to its security access control systems to prevent this from happening again. The head of the Air Force, Frank Kendall, said: "Every soldier has a sacred duty to protect state secrets, and in case of violation of this duty, the perpetrators will be punished in accordance with the law."
The commanders negligence was systemic. In particular, there was no proper control over the work of the night shift, which included Teixeira. Also, the procedures for controlling access to confidential information and the rules for printing documents were not fully spelled out.
There were also facts in Teixeira's personal file that might have alerted his superiors, but no one paid attention to them either.
According to the US Air Force, with a more responsible approach on the part of commanders, the scale of the leak of confidential data could not be so wide. However, this did not happen, and now the US army has to bear serious reputational costs due to the negligence of individual officers.
An investigation by the US Air Force published on December 6 showed that only one person was responsible for leaking top — secret military documents on a closed Discord server-Private Jack Teixeira.
Teixeira, a computer specialist with the 102nd Intelligence Wing, began divulging intelligence in February 2022. The materials eventually leaked onto the Internet and probably ended up in the hands of foreign governments. The man was arrested in April 2023.
His job was to provide technical support for the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System (JWICS). Teixeira's authority allowed him to "view intelligence and analytical materials in this system," according to the investigation.
Despite the fact that Teixeira was the only person directly involved in the leak, there were at least 4 cases when colleagues noticed warning signs in his behavior, but did not take any action.
For example, Teixeira accessed the secret archives in August 2022. Although his immediate supervisor was informed about the incident, the incident itself was not documented in accordance with the established procedure. In September, he went through the documents again and even made notes on a small paper sticker. This time, there was also no report to the security authorities. The sticker was asked to be destroyed, but no one followed up on the execution of the order.
Similar cases were recorded in October and January.
It wasn't until January 2023, a few months before Teixeira's arrest, that the command was informed of what was happening.
15 officers of the National Guard were punished for improper performance of duties. Colonel Sean Riley, commander of the 102nd Wing, was stripped of his rank. All personnel of the Teixeira unit are temporarily suspended from their assignments.
The US Air Force has also introduced reforms to its security access control systems to prevent this from happening again. The head of the Air Force, Frank Kendall, said: "Every soldier has a sacred duty to protect state secrets, and in case of violation of this duty, the perpetrators will be punished in accordance with the law."
The commanders negligence was systemic. In particular, there was no proper control over the work of the night shift, which included Teixeira. Also, the procedures for controlling access to confidential information and the rules for printing documents were not fully spelled out.
There were also facts in Teixeira's personal file that might have alerted his superiors, but no one paid attention to them either.
According to the US Air Force, with a more responsible approach on the part of commanders, the scale of the leak of confidential data could not be so wide. However, this did not happen, and now the US army has to bear serious reputational costs due to the negligence of individual officers.
