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Senate confirmation hearings Thursday for two top intelligence jobs revealed a growing gap between Trump administration nominees and Democratic lawmakers, not just in terms of policy, but in perceptions of reality. Arguments about facts and…

Relatively little was publicly known about Dan Driscoll before he appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s nominee for Army secretary, other than that he was a friend and law school…

Like many Pentagon chiefs who have come before him, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is standing up a task force to support his top priority for the department. In this case, it’s rooting out policies, education, and training that relate to…

The Army is getting ready to move out on its plan to cut force structure and reconfigure some units, a year after the changes were first announced.Army Training and Doctrine Command is due to provide feedback to top leadership in March that…

Following the haphazard rollout Tuesday of a plan the White House claimed offered “buyouts” to nearly the entire federal workforce but ultimately looked more like extended paid leave prior to leaving government, federal employee groups,…

The White House is offering all 2.3 million federal employees—including the Defense Department's 783,000 civilians—a buyout worth roughly eight months of salary and benefits, purportedly for employees who refuse to comply with President…

After backlash and confusion surrounding the Air Force’s reported takedown of training materials that mentioned the Tuskegee Airmen, service chief Gen. David Allvin emphasized that the service is “faithfully executing” all of President…

President Donald Trump late Friday fired multiple inspectors general for federal agencies. At least a dozen were removed, including the IGs for the departments of Defense, State, and Energy, according to the Washington Post, which…

Former National Guard infantry officer and Fox News host Pete Hegseth is preparing to be sworn in as defense secretary following a confirmation vote Friday.The Republican-controlled Senate saw a small handful vote against party lines,…

The Air Force has scrapped efforts aimed at improving life for servicemembers, following President Donald Trump’s direction to weed out diversity, equity, and inclusion groups in government.The service posted a memo this week to dismantle…