Overview
- Lt. Gen. Anthony Hale cautioned that adversaries pose as recruiters, consulting firms or think tanks to dangle unsolicited jobs or quick cash online.
- Army Counterintelligence reports a massive uptick in approaches after the 43‑day funding lapse left pay and work uncertain for many personnel.
- The command cites 25 arrests and more than 650 national security investigations since its launch four years ago, with seven soldier arrests disclosed this year.
- Officials withhold further specifics due to ongoing pursuit of perpetrators and direct service members to report contacts to unit counterintelligence or 1‑800‑CALL‑SPY.
- Leaders highlight the Korbein Schultz case, in which a former analyst was recruited via a freelance platform and paid $42,000 for at least 92 documents.