Pete Hegseth’s name has been submitted to the FBI for a background check ... veteran and former television anchor tapped to serve as defense secretary, concluded his first week of meetings ...

The Defense Department in November approved DCSA’s three-year plan to implement the National Background Check Investigation Services system, which is the IT system that will undergird Trusted ...

Multiple sources confirmed to ABC that Hegseth will get an FBI background check ... his embattled pick for defense secretary, since Hegseth began making the rounds on Capitol Hill speaking ...

Talking to reporters in California after the vote, Trump said Hegseth would make a great defense secretary ... and a former Fox News host, has no background in running a large organization.

Most security checks are performed by the Department of Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency, rather than the FBI. Have Presidents Ever Skipped Fbi Background Checks For Their Appointees ...

President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense ... "I don't have a sense of his background or his vision for the department." ...

Trump’s pick for defense secretary before the findings on his background check were presented to senators. By Karoun Demirjian and Sharon LaFraniere Reporting from Washington Senate Democrats on ...