By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen and Kristen Holmes, CNN Washington (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth heads to Capitol Hill for a series of congressional hearings over the next week ...

The panel previously faced threats to its existence in 2021, when then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the review of 42 Pentagon advisory committees in part as a response to last-minute ...

The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there. By Missy Ryan and Ashley Parker Doug Mills / The New York Times; Redux June 5, 2025 ...

But this is not just Ukraine’s battle. It’s a battle for the security of Europe, for our security today, tomorrow, and for our future generations,” U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey said.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers a speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, May 31, 2025. Credit: X/IISS News U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit ...

China Defense Minister Adm. Dong Jun spoke at last year’s Shangri-La Dialogue and met with then-Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Asia’s security leaders on Saturday that as Europe takes on more of its own defense, the United States would work more closely with Indo-Pacific allies.

The Pentagon is looking to cut 14 different defense advisory groups, including the 74-year-old Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, tasked with reassuring regional defense officials that the U.S. remains a reliable partner.

In this case, it was the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions and Sustainment [William LaPlante] who certified the program under [Defense Secretary] Lloyd Austin and determined that there was ...

Johnson sent letters to Biden cabinet members former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Attorney General Merrick Garland and others.

China indicated it will not send its top military diplomat to a key defense forum in Asia for the first time since 2019, preventing a potential first encounter with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.