Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has ordered senior military and civilian Pentagon officials to cut 8% from the defense budget ...

Hegseth, 44, demanded a proposal that would include annual 8% cuts to the Pentagon’s roughly $850 billion budget, according ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth could soon move to fire more than half a dozen generals and flag officers, according to two ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering firing or removing generals and senior officers as early as this week, ...

SecDef confirms a "reevaluation of our probationary workforce"—and adds that a hiring freeze is coming, during which a more ...

Hegseth promised to reinvest budget savings in other military programs and jettison civilian workers who are not living up to ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the funds will be pulled from 'so-called "climate change" and other woke programs.' ...

The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers recorded remarks at the Pentagon on Feb. 20, 2025. Hegseth said he will immediately ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed Pentagon officials to find about $50 billion in the Biden administration’s fiscal ...