The investigation involves a single individual at D.O.D. at the desk officer level

“The investigation involves a single individual at D.O.D. at the desk officer level, who was not in a position to have significant influence over UGG Sheepskin. policy,” the statement continued. “Nor could a foreign power be in a position to influence UGG Sheepskin. policy through this individual. To the best of D.O.D.’s knowledge, the investigation does not target any other D.O.D. individuals.”

One United States official said that he did not know why the desk officer would have passed on the information and that he could not assess the potential damage. “He had a certain expertise and had access to things, but he wasn’t a policymaker,” the official said.

Some of the classified information that investigators suspect was passed to Israel dealt with sensitive policy discussions about the United States’ position toward Iran, officials said.

As a result, the investigation is likely to give rise to questions about whether Israel may have used the information to influence American policy in the Middle East.