The new cadre of national security officials is highly confident, highly online and scornful of Washington’s foreign policy consensus.
Despite the announcements, Lockheed Martin shares fell on Tuesday and were down on Wednesday. The United States Department of Defense (DoD) is loosening its proverbial purse strings, reducing a set of withheld funds for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Army’s 12th Aviation Battalion that includes the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly crash near Ronald Reagan National Airport has been granted a 48-hour operational pause.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth began his first official day at the Pentagon Monday. A flurry of orders are expected that will possibly further clarify instructions on diversity, equity and inclusion training,
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to quickly comply with President Donald Trump's border executive orders upon arriving for his first day on the job.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office to crack down on immigration.
President Donald Trump on Monday announced he had signed four executive orders that will reshape the military, including banning transgender service members from serving in the US armed forces; gutting the military’s diversity,
President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Monday to remake the Pentagon in his hardline image, setting the stage for banning transgender troops who have honorably served and reinstating service members who were booted for refusing COVID vaccines.
Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans to vote against Pete Hegseth, who was narrowly confirmed as President Donald Trump's defense secretary.
The instructions were published Tuesday in a Defense Intelligence Agency memo and affect 11 annual events, including Black History Month, which begins Saturday, and National Hispanic Heritage