Sept. 30, 2025 Hegseth announces War Department reforms in sweeping speech to top military brass Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a series of 10 new directives aimed at strengthening the War Department's people and culture during an in-person speech in Quantico, Va., to the U.S. military's most senior leaders.
June 12, 2025 Hegseth says shipbuilding, Golden Dome, nuclear deterrence make up DoD budget request for billions in funding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss key points for DoD in the president's recommendations for discretionary funding levels for fiscal year 2026.