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Trump requests $893 billion for national defense, flat versus 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is asking Congress for a national defense budget of $892.6 billion for fiscal year 2026, flat ...
Hegseth directs start of developing National Defense Strategy
The NDS serves as a road map for the Department of Defense, providing broad guidance for military planning, strategy, force ...
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Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness last week to review the ...
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DOD begins writing new National Defense Strategy due by late August
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby to begin working on the next National Defense Strategy to be completed no later than Aug. 31, according to a new memo.
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Department of Defense restructuring memo impacts Rock Island Arsenal
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the transformation of the Army to “build a learner, more lethal force.” ...
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Defense secretary dismisses DoD’s advisory boards
Joe Kasper, Hegseth's former chief of staff, launched a review of all advisory committees in March requiring them to justify their existence.
Democratic lawmakers call for review of Musk's role in Golden Dome missile defense shield
A group of 42 Democratic lawmakers has called for a review of Elon Musk's role in the bidding process for the "Golden Dome" ...
Pete Hegseth wants a new name for Defense Department: War Department. Why it matters.
After World Wars I and II, war got a bad name. U.S. leaders recast military might as a way to prevent war. Hegseth thinks ...