BTW, this whistleblower's story was approved by the DOD (through "Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review")
From the DOPSR website:
[DOPSR] [m]anages the Department of Defense security review program, reviewing written materials both for public and controlled release. This includes official government and defense industry work products, as well as materials submitted by cleared or formerly cleared individuals pursuant to their voluntary non-disclosure agreement obligations. DOPSR also coordinates official work products with Defense enterprise stakeholders to ensure that information being released is both accurate and represents the Department’s official position. as accurate.
For Newsweek to have picked it up, it must be!...............