“In carrying out activities under this memorandum, members of the Armed Forces will follow rules for the use of force prescribed by the Secretary of Defense,” the memo states. Illegal migrants ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo on Friday calling for a review of Military Equal Opportunity and DoD civilian Equal Employment Opportunity programs. The secretaries of each military ...

(Airman 1st Class Elijah Van Zandt/Air Force) The secretary of defense has ordered the Army ... and reestablish deterrence,” he wrote in a memo published Wednesday. “To build a leaner, more ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to review its Army acquisition program. In an April 30 memo to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Hegseth ordered wide changes to the division.

U.S. Defense ... Secretary Stephen Feinberg—had worked as senior Pentagon aides before they were fired last week under accusations of leaking information without authorization. A memo signed ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint press conference with Philippine Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro, at Camp Aguinaldo, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 28 ...

The Department of Defense is planning to cap indirect cost reimbursement rates for higher education institutions at 15 percent, according to a May 14 memo signed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered a minimum 20% reduction of four-star generals and admirals across the military, he said in a memo addressed to senior Pentagon leadership.