According to a memo first reported by The Daily Wire, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell outlined “updated physical control measures for press/media access within the Pentagon.”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth initially shared the information in May, but the memo issued Thursday formalizes those directives. Credentialed media are now required to sign new documents reaffirming the guidelines for entry.
An official familiar with the matter told The Daily Wire that members of the press previously had broad access to the building. Reporters could move through the Pentagon in a manner similar to their access at the U.S. Capitol, observing senior military officials in select meetings or entering classified areas.
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