Lloyd Austin Vows to Take ‘Any Measures Necessary’ to Prevent US Security Leaks, Orders Review of Intel Access

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attends a press conference at the U.S. Department of State in Washington on April 11, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has vowed to take “any additional measures necessary” to safeguard against national security leaks and has ordered a review of intelligence access, he said during a press conference on Thursday.

Austin’s comments came shortly after the FBI arrested 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira in connection with a major leak of dozens of highly sensitive documents relating to the Russia–Ukraine war.