President Donald Trump referred to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as Secretary of War on a TruthSocial post Friday.

The Secretary of Defense is the second in command of the U.S. armed forces and one of the most essential roles in the president's cabinet. The current Defense Secretary is retired four-star ...

Senate confirmation hearings are slated to begin on Jan. 14, 2025, for Pete Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has chosen to serve as the next secretary of defense. It’s a massive job ...

The Conversation U.S. asked Evelyn Farkas, a longtime Defense Department leader who is now executive director of the McCain Institute at Arizona State University, to explain what the secretary of ...

Trump suggested returning to calling the Defense Department the War Department after the success of bombing Iran.

National security minds in Washington, D.C., are awaiting President-elect Donald Trump's decision for defense secretary - and many names are in contention.

Donald Trump is considering replacing Pete Hegseth with Ron DeSantis, Florida’s anti-woke governor, as his pick for defence secretary. Mr Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon has come ...

The secretary of defense is 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 civilian employees.

She was speculated to be in the running for defense secretary before Trump picked Hegseth. ... (1 percent), former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (1 percent) and former Representative Mike ...

1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addresses U.S. Army soldiers at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 3, 2025.