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Coast Guard leader fired by new DHS officials
Homeland Security officials with the new Trump administration have fired Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan, who in 2022 became the first woman to lead a U.S. military branch. The termination was first reported by Fox News on…
Trump wants a faster security clearance process, too
Often security clearances are considered an overhead function barely gaining the mention or attention of senior leaders. But the spotlight was back on the security clearance process Monday when President Donald Trump issued two executive…
The D Brief: ‘Seal the borders’; Insurrectionists, pardoned; Coast Guard leader, fired; Trump’s…
Trump’s first day backThe U.S. military must produce a plan to “seal the borders” under an executive order signed Monday by President Donald Trump, Defense One’s Bradley Peniston reports. Under the 665-word order, the U.S. defense secretary…
Trump orders military to plan to ‘seal the borders’
The U.S. military must produce a plan to “seal the borders” under an executive order signed Monday by the new president. But experts suggest that the order may set up a legal challenge that turns on the word “invasion.”“Unchecked unlawful…
Everything Trump said about national security on Day 1
Within minutes of becoming commander-in-chief for the second time, President Donald Trump vowed to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, reinstate service members dismissed for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, and reclaim the Panama…
Acting chiefs named for national-security agencies
Donald Trump has named the acting heads of national-security agencies—all career federal executives—to serve until Senate-confirmed nominees are in place, according to a White House press release issued soon after the inauguration on…
Border declaration, terrorist designations would unlock new options—and new risks
In his inaugural speech, Donald Trump reiterated his vow to declare a national emergency at the southern border and to designate some drug cartels and gangs as foreign terrorist organizations. Both actions, if made, would unlock new…
Trump will send troops to build barriers on the southern border, official says
President-elect Trump will immediately empower federal personnel to detain and deport migrants in and crossing into the United States, amid 200 executive actions planned for his first day in office, an incoming White House…
Tracking Trump’s national-security conflicts of interest
It is a quirk of constitutional checks-and-balances interpretation that presidents are generally exempt from laws that seek to prevent U.S. officials from acting in their own interests instead of the country’s. Still, modern chief…
For Trump and Musk, reforming how the Pentagon works is possible—but not easy
Incoming President Donald Trump and advisor Elon Musk have promised to reform Pentagon spending, a long-sought goal for officials on both sides of the aisle. But while current and former officials told Defense One the new administration…
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