Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is testifying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in the first of several hearings during the next ...

What does the secretary of defense do? They’re responsible for about 3.4 million people, including 1.2 million active duty service members and 1.3 million reservists, as well as about 900,000 ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum ... ensures recruits meet the high physical and mental standards required for service. This initiative responds to concerns ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Department of Defense is set to review medical standards for service members, per a memo from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Currently, some military applicants can ...

"I am reaching out to you as our nation's highest-ranking military officer as I have lost faith in the ability of the Secretary of Defense to keep service members safe and maintain the integrity ...

Space Force Col. Bree Fram said that the removal of transgender troops will leave holes in units as experienced service ...

Unlike its fellow services in the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard does not have a service secretary. Its military leader, the commandant, reports directly to the Homeland Security secretary.

Transgender troops have between 30 and 60 days to self-separate from the military after a court order allowed the ban on their service to ... a Thursday memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Q: Did President Donald Trump call military nurse Ruby Bradley a “loser,” and were there orders for her service history ... and a subsequent memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calling ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed a rehaul of the Defense Department (DOD) programs meant for service members and civilian employees to report harassment and discrimination, claiming ...

A new memo indicates that the department will return to the Biden-era medical policy for transgender service members due to a court order that determined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s ...