Pete Hegseth

Air Force Global Strike chief Bussiere to retire

Lt. Gen. Stephen Davis is slated to succeed Gen. Thomas Bussiere as the head of Air Force Global Strike Command in a ceremony scheduled for Oct. 17.

At gathering of top generals, Hegseth outlines anti-‘woke’ vision for the ‘Department of War’

The secretary of defense made his pitch for a war-focused military, arguing "mounting urgency" required a cultural change against "ideological garbage."

The Pentagon’s counter-drug mission could cost millions. Where will the funding come from?

Operations near Venezuela have already sunk three boats, and the flow of defense materiel to the region seems likely to continue, whatever the cost.

Department of War: Trump gives DoD ‘secondary’ name, awaiting Congressional buy in

“What would really increase the Department’s focus is prioritizing on-time passage of a budget, acquisition reform, and not squandering decades of war fighting experience by arbitrarily firing senior officers instead of doing circus tricks like changing DOD’s name,” said Kori Schake with AEI.

SECNAV moves to consolidate Navy’s unmanned offices, pauses ‘all’ robotic contracting activities

John Phelan's memo follows a number of moves by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as well as Army leadership to reduce and consolidate the number of sprawling offices and staffs throughout the Department of Defense.

Task Force 401: Army to lead on countering small UAS tech, with buying power

The Army has been tapped to oversee the new shop and close up the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office it led.

Defense Intelligence Agency chief Kruse removed from post

Kruse had been in the position since February 2024 after an appointment by then-President Joe Biden, meaning his exit comes well short of the usual approximately three-year posting.

Pentagon terminating JCIDS process as part of larger acquisition reform: Memo  

“So, the way I read the memo is great, we can go a lot faster now but the big question that remains is, ‘Are we moving faster in the right direction?’” a service official said.

Army Program Executive Office reorg is ‘natural evolution’ amid larger transformation: Official

"It would be unnatural actually to leave that the way it is, having significantly changed the requirements as much as we have," Joe Welch, deputy to the commanding general of Army Futures Command (AFC), told Breaking Defense.

Trump mobilizes DC National Guard, likely tasked with security and logistics support

“Their duties will include an array of tasks from administrative, logistics and physical presence in support of law enforcement,” the Army public affairs office said in a brief statement.

Senators question path ahead for culled Pentagon weapons testing office

"I have serious concerns about whether you will have the resources you need to accomplish your stated mission,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren during a confirmation hearing today.

Pentagon’s drone policy changes expected to help soldiers fly through red tape

The recent directive is expected to get the services to treat small UAS as expendable items, much like artillery shells and ammunition, and cut down on the time-consuming Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss incidents.

Senate confirms Lohmeier as Air Force No. 2 civilian

Matthew Lohmeier will now join Secretary Troy Meink as the top two civilians at the Department of the Air Force.

Hegseth moves to oust ‘Chinese labor’ from Pentagon cloud services, orders wider review

"China will no longer have any involvement whatsoever in our cloud services, effective immediately," Hegseth said in a video announcement Friday.