A current adviser to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth alerted senior officials in the Trump administration of the use of ...

The National Security Act also created the United States Air Force, also under the purview of the secretary of defense. The Department of Defense would gain its current name when the National ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed a sweeping review of military standards across all branches, aiming to reinforce the United States military’s readiness and ...

The secretary is responsible for making sure those people are able to do their jobs – which, collectively, is to defend the United States, the American people and U.S. interests.

The secretary is responsible for making sure those people are able to do their jobs – which, collectively, is to defend the United States, the American people and U.S. interests. READ MORE: What ...

A reported $1.26 billion contract has been awarded by the Trump administration to build the largest immigration detention ...

Official websites use .mil A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States ...

President-elect Joe Biden has named retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as his nominee for secretary of defense, the Biden transition team announced Tuesday.. The former commander of the US Central ...

"Public officials should be careful not to convey to the world the mistaken impression that the United States is a helpless sleeping giant if one or more officials in the defense chain of command ...

Senate confirms Gen. Mike Guetlein as director of the Office of Golden Dome, enhancing U.S. missile defense against advanced ...

He served as secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015. Before that, he served a dozen years in the U.S. Senate as a Republican senator from Nebraska. Secretary Hagel, great to speak with you again.