Army vet Driscoll confirmed as service secretary
Financier comes on board as military reels from firings of top officers, lawyers.
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Cybersecurity needs a leader, so let’s stop debating and start deciding
Have you ever heard anyone earnestly ask in a business, “Who owns legal?” or “Who sets the financial strategy?” Probably not – it should be obvious, right? Yet, when it comes to cybersecurity, the question of ownership still seems to spark endless deba…
Pentagon brings right-wing podcaster on board to run digital media
Graham Allen’s hiring comes as DOD looks to lay off tens of thousands of employees and freeze hiring to cut costs.
In Pentagon shakeup, some see bid for more covert action, less oversight
Trump’s unconventional pick for Joint Chiefs chair brings deep special-warfare experience.
Bloodbath: Joint Chiefs chair, CNO, Air Force vice chief, three top JAGs to be replaced
Trump, Hegseth announce plans to oust several of the military’s top officers amid larger DEI purge.
Pentagon to fire up to 61,000 workers, starting with 5,400 next week
After the first round of firings, DOD will launch a review intended to cut the civilian workforce by 5 to 8%, a personnel official said.
Defense Department prepares for mass civilian firings within days
The dismissals are expected to be widespread, though commanders and agency leaders are scrambling to carve out exemptions for their own workers.
Hegseth seeks to shift $50 billion in FY26 budget proposal
Money for “so-called ‘climate change’ and other woke programs” would move to Trump priorities.
Stop treating shipyards like the ‘corner garage’: former Navy acquisitions chief
Shorter, more frequent, better-planned availabilities are needed to reach the Navy’s 80%-deployability goal, Guertin said.
Uncertainty mounts at Space Development Agency as Air Force IG prepares probe
The unexpected sidelining of its director raises questions about the future of the satellite-acquisition “constructive disruptor.”