Media reports about an initial battle damage assessment of Saturday’s Iran strikes have so rankled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that on Thursday he called the second press briefing of his tenure, ...

In late May, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a series of directives aimed at driving greater discipline and efficiency and eliminating redundancies and waste in Defense contracts. At a high ...

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Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued contracting directives meant to increase discipline and efficiency and reduce redundancy and waste. New IT and professional services contract with a ...

The new Fort Bragg now honors Army Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, who served in Europe during World War II. When Pete Hegseth assumed the mantle as the new U.S. secretary of ...

Last week, when Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Pete Hegseth implied to a room full of flag officers that military standards had been lowered to facilitate women ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signs a memorandum to rename Fort Liberty, N.C., to Fort Roland L. Bragg, while aboard a military aircraft en route to Germany, Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo: Navy Petty Officer ...

President-elect Donald Trump is standing by his man to take over the U.S. Department of Defense. Florida U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, a Trump ally, also is going all in on Pete Hegseth, the former U.S. Army ...

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis says he has personally reviewed U.S. intelligence about an April 4 chemical attack in the town of Khan Shykhun and has no doubts that the Syrian regime is responsible ...

Secretary of State Pete Hegseth chastised the media on Thursday. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH: To the previous question from the Washington Post, the press is interested in narratives. Our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President-elect Donald Trump is standing by his man to take over the U.S. Department of Defense. Florida U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, a ...