‘Personal and operational risks’: Pentagon warns military members against using DNA kits

By Caitlin Yilek

Published December 23, 2019 6:57pm ET

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‘Personal and operational risks’: Pentagon warns military members against using DNA kits — The Pentagon is cautioning military members not to use DNA kits. “Exposing sensitive genetic information to outside parties poses personal and operational risks to Service members,” said a Dec. 20 memo. The memo, obtained by Yahoo News, was signed by Joseph D. Kernan, the undersecretary of defense for intelligence, and James N. Stewart, the assistant […]

The Pentagon is cautioning military members not to use DNA kits.

“Exposing sensitive genetic information to outside parties poses personal and operational risks to Service members,” said a Dec. 20 memo.

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