The same group ran ads last year, including one aimed at Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, urging confirmation of Trumps secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth. Whether or not the effort made the ...

Ethics and military experts say her relationships with top Air Force and Navy officials created potential conflicts of ...

Earlier this year, the Air Force revealed that the general who oversaw its lobbying before Congress had inappropriate ...

DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH is moving to overhaul the Pentagon through steep budget and staffing cuts. Hegseth said Friday that a hiring freeze and an “aggressive” effort to fire civilian ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is preparing for a hiring freeze and an “aggressive” effort to fire civilian employees as the Trump administration’s axe to the federal ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new investigation this week into the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, according to reports. AFP via Getty Images When Defense ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s demand for what can only be termed “the mother of all cut drills” renders it inevitable that few programs, new or long-standing, will survive unscathed.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released a video Thursday detailing oncoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts and restructuring that will take place within the Pentagon.

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