March 19, 2025 Hegseth Says Air, Space Forces Key to Deterring, Engaging in Future Conflicts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth remarked on the value of the Air Force and Space Force in both deterring and engaging in future military conflicts while speaking at the Department of the Air Force Summit at Joint Base Andrews, Md.
March 18, 2025 Official: Roughly 21,000 DOD Civilians Volunteered for Deferred Resignation As part of DOD's effort to align its civilian workforce with national security priorities, the department has been actively processing Deferred Resignation Program applications while working to achieve a strategic reduction in manpower of 5-8%.
March 14, 2025 Senate Confirms New Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen A. Feinberg was sworn in as the Defense Department's 36th deputy defense secretary and will be responsible for DOD's day-to-day business, including executing the defense secretary's priorities and managing the department's budget.
March 13, 2025 Securing the Southern Border: Two Months of Decisive Action In the two months since President Donald J. Trump's inauguration Jan. 20, 2025, the administration has launched a multi-front campaign to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, targeting cartels, transnational criminal organizations and illegal immigration.
Feb. 13, 2025 Hegseth Tells NATO Hard Power Provides Deterrence, Defense Following a meeting of NATO defense ministers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that America's allies must do more to defend Europe.
Feb. 11, 2025 Defense Secretary Discusses Force Posturing in Africa, Europe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke about DOD's force posturing priorities on the European and African continents while meeting with members of the media during a visit to U.S. Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany.
Feb. 3, 2025 Defense Secretary Says Full Control of Southern Border Equals 'Mission Accomplishment' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that full control of the southern border is the goal of the current administration and all of the intergovernmental agencies working to enforce border security.
Jan. 29, 2025 Defense Secretary Affirms Commitment to Border Security, Plan to House Migrants at Guantanamo Bay Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth affirmed the Defense Department's commitment to working with other federal agencies to bolster security at the southern border.
Jan. 25, 2025 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Begins 'Most Important Deployment of My Life' Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new role leading America's 3.5 million service members and civilians by Vice President JD Vance.
Jan. 9, 2025 Austin Challenges Contact Group to Keep Supporting Ukraine At the conclusion of the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, the last such meeting for Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, he challenged members to maintain the level of support to Ukraine they have built over the past three years.