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By Charles Switzer
4:24pm PDT, Apr 16, 2025

Selnick’s Background and Role

According to the Pentagon’s website, Darin Selnick is a retired Air Force officer with a strong background in veterans’ affairs. 
His biography states, “Mr. Selnick leverages his extensive government and non-government experience advocating for veterans to position Service members for productive post-separation lives from the first day they put on a uniform.” 
In addition to his role at the Pentagon, both Selnick and Dan Caldwell previously worked for Concerned Veterans for America, a group that was once led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Caldwell’s Leave Linked to Unauthorized Disclosure

Dan Caldwell was reportedly placed on leave for an “unauthorized disclosure” as part of the ongoing investigation into leaked Pentagon documents. 
The investigation, which was announced last month, focuses on recent unauthorized leaks of national security information. 
According to DOD Chief of Staff Joe Kasper, “The use of polygraphs in the execution of this investigation will be in accordance with applicable law and policy.” He further emphasized that the investigation will begin immediately, culminating in a report to the Secretary of Defense.
“I expect to be informed immediately if this effort results in information identifying a party responsible for an unauthorized disclosure, and that such information will be referred to the appropriate criminal law enforcement entity for criminal prosecution,” Kasper wrote.