Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been placed on administrative leave and escorted from the Pentagon as part of an ongoing investigation into unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information within the Department of Defense.
The Department of Defense (DOD) cut $5.1 billion in non-essential contracts in its commitment to "strategically rebuild our military, restore accountability to the Department, cut wasteful spending, and implement the President's orders," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote in a memo.
The Department of Defense (DOD) announced that it has begun the process of reinstating service members who were removed after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has removed U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield from her position as the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called for a review of the military's fitness and grooming standards after such policies were loosened under the Biden administration.
Elon Musk, leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has initiated an audit of the Department of Defense (DoD) to identify and eliminate wasteful spending.