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Defense Secretary Hegseth working with DOGE to cut 'BS'

Defense secretary orders military to prepare for major budget cuts

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to prepare plans to make drastic budget cuts over the next five years, with an exception for border security, according to a new memo obtained by CNN.

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Defense Secretary Hegseth working with DOGE to cut the 'BS'

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released a video Thursday detailing oncoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts and restructuring that will take place within the Pentagon. On the date of filming, Hegseth said he met with DOGE and they are beginning their review.

The Baltimore Sun · 2h

Defense leaders ordered to find budget cuts to ‘align with the president’s priorities’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Trump gave his department “clear marching orders: revive warrior ethos, rebuild our military and reestablish deterrence. We will refocus our core missions and

Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers

Forbes · 1h

What We Know About Pentagon Cuts: Defense Department Announces Thousands Of Layoffs—Starting Next Week

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously said he would welcome the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk to the Pentagon.

The New York Times · 2h

Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers

The department has more than 945,000 civilian employees. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said 17 specific missions, such as military operations at the southwestern border, would be exempt from the 8 percent cuts in the defense budget he has ordered for each of the next five years.

U.S. News & World Report · 3h

Pentagon Says It Will Cut 5,400 Probationary Workers Starting Next Week

The Defense Department says it’s cutting 5,400 probationary workers starting next week and will put a hiring freeze in place

The firings are the first of what is expected to be a vast wave of layoffs at the Defense Department.

The coming dismissals announced on Friday appear to be the first tranche, and target the easiest employees to fire. Workers on probation do not receive the same protections that many other federal ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Biden’s IRS targeted him for an audit

Newly appointed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claims his family was targeted by the outgoing Biden administration with an ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blames 'Biden IRS' for a tax audit after not paying $33k

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth bizarrely blamed former president Joe Biden and the outgoing members of the Internal ...

US Defense Secretary Hegseth's Europe debut irks allies, wins Trump's nod

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's attention-grabbing overseas debut may have irritated some key Republicans and alienated ...

'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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Defense secretary announces renaming of Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg, again

The renaming process involved a national commission and cost over $6 million. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a ...

Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing

In his previous stint in the Transportation Department, Steven Bradbury was accused of interfering with a Senate ...

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NATO secretary general says European countries have to do 'much, much more' to increase defense spending

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte weighs in on talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine and the future of the military alliance ...

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