As a direct report to Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg, he has a slew of authorities designed to speed up decision-making and capability delivery, including the ability to bypass standard ...

With a combination of executive orders, legal maneuvers and staffing decisions, President Donald Trump has already put in ...

Putin hosts Trump envoy Witkoff for crucial talks on Ukraine peace deal - Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting U.S.

The defense secretary has talked privately about running a campaign in Tennessee, sources told NBC News. The Pentagon said ...

Justin Fulcher, a top advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has left the Pentagon after six months as the Department of Defense undergoes personnel reshuffling.

Joe Kasper, Hegseth’s chief of staff, is the fourth top official to be ousted in the last week amid turmoil at the Pentagon.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says bases in Indiana and New Jersey can house detained immigrants without affecting military readiness — a step toward potentially detaining ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Qatari counterpart signed the agreement, according to a copy of the memorandum of understanding reviewed by CNN.

The White House has put a stop to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’s alleged use of polygraph tests in an attempt to root out leakers to the press, according to a new report. As Hegseth became ...

Microsoft is ending its use of China-based engineers for Pentagon cloud systems after an investigation revealed security vulnerabilities in its "digital escort" program.

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