Pentagon carrying out an urgent review to determine which bases are ‘high-risk’ for sexual assault The Pentagon is carrying out an urgent review to determine which US military installations and units are “high-risk” for service members becoming victims of sexual harassment and assault. The review was ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who issued a memo in late February and follows the unveiling of a wider inquiry into sexual assault and harassment in the military with the establishment of a 90-day commission just days after President Joe Biden took office in January. In the February memo Austin said he wanted details on “installations and units that are of greatest concern as well as those that are showing promise.” An action plan is now due on his desk next week.