Overview

• John Ullyot, former acting Pentagon spokesperson, announced his resignation effective at the end of the week after failing to secure a new position within the Department of Defense.
• Ullyot was replaced as chief spokesperson by Sean Parnell in February and had since been reassigned to a special projects role.
• His resignation comes during a challenging week for the Pentagon, with three senior aides to Secretary Pete Hegseth placed on administrative leave as part of an ongoing leaks investigation.
• Ullyot previously defended the controversial removal of Defense Department webpages related to Jackie Robinson and other historical figures, a decision that was later reversed.
• The Pentagon continues to face scrutiny over recent communications missteps, including the accidental inclusion of The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief in a sensitive Signal group chat.