Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to ...
Defense Department firings expected to start soon, officials say
Pentagon agencies were told to submit lists of probationary employees after members of Elon Musk’s DOGE arrived, people ...
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As Defense Department preps for mass firings, Hegseth says a hiring freeze and more firings are coming
SecDef confirms a "reevaluation of our probationary workforce"—and adds that a hiring freeze is coming, during which a more ...
'We owe you transparency,' defense secretary tells US military personnel
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released a video Thursday that details priorities at the Department of Defense amid ...
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Pentagon will cut billions of dollars in programs but not its overall budget, Hegseth says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that he will immediately begin shifting billions of dollars away from nonlethal ...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Says It Was Victim of $1.5 Billion Hack
A major cryptocurrency exchange says it was the victim of a sophisticated hack that stole about $1.5 billion worth of digital currency, marking one of the biggest online thefts of all time ...
In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency
President Donald Trump’s sweeping promises have translated into a whole-of-government approach for immigration enforcement.
A Mad Scramble Inside The Pentagon Ahead Of DOGE's Arrival
With Elon Musk’s cost cutters due any day, military leaders are eyeing bloated contracts, programs and legacy weapons systems ...
Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy ...
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Defense chief Hegseth said he would welcome Elon Musk’s DOGE analysts at the Pentagon
“The Defense Department is not in the business of climate ... taking part in a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO’s Brussels headquarters. Former Defense Secretary Lloyd ...