Jan 25, 2025 · The Honorable Pete Hegseth is the 29th Secretary of Defense, sworn in on Jan. 25, 2025.Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army National Guard …

Jan 25, 2025 · Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new role leading America's 3.5 million service members and civilians by Vice President JD Vance., ... An official website of …

The United States secretary of defense (acronym: SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a …

5 days ago · Former Fox News host Peter Brian Hegseth became the U.S. Secretary of Defense on Saturday after being confirmed by the United States Senate on Friday evening. A graduate …

Jan 25, 2025 · Former President Joe Biden's defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, was confirmed by a 93-2 vote in 2021, and Jim Mattis, Trump's first defense secretary in his last administration, …

Jan 24, 2025 · WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the 29th U.S. Secretary of Defense by a vote of 51 to 50 today. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R …

Jan 25, 2025 · Pete Hegseth, newly sworn-in as President Trump’s defense secretary, issued his set of priorities for the department on Saturday, saying that the Pentagon will “put America …

5 days ago · By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, ... the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) shall update DoDI 6130.03 …

The Secretary of Defense serves as the principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for overseeing the Department of Defense, [9] making decisions on military …

Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is a retired United States Army general who served as the 28th United States secretary of defense from 2021 to 2025 in the administration of …