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The White House has concluded its review of how 

 was inadvertently included on a Signal message group chat of high-ranking officials discussing impending strikes in Yemen.

 story, published one week ago, stunned Washington because of the sensitive nature of the information 

"This case has been closed here at the White House as far as we are concerned," press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday.

"There have been steps made to ensure that something like that can obviously never happen again, and we're moving forward," she said.

Leavitt did not offer details about what steps the White House is taking after its review. Last week, she had told reporters that the National Security Council, the White House counsel's office and Trump adviser Elon Musk were all looking into how the mishap happened.

Leavitt said Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz — who created the group chat and added Goldberg to it — "continues to be an important part of (Trump's) national security team."

The Republican chairman and ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee have 

asked the Pentagon's acting inspector general

 to investigate the use of the app for sharing the information.

 to ensure the records of the Signal group chat are kept in accordance with the Federal Records Act.

NPR disclosure: Katherine Maher, the CEO of NPR, chairs the board of the Signal Foundation.

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Last week, the White House said the National Security Council, the White House counsel office and President Trump adviser Elon Musk were all looking into the mishap. But now, that probe has wrapped

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