Hegseth nods to challenges at Pentagon in Army War College speech

Ex-DoD official warns trying to make the Pentagon run like a business could backfire

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth greets troops during a visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in March 2025.Sgt. Julian Elliott-Drouin, U.S. Marine Corps.A Biden-era Pentagon official is warning against trying to run the Pentagon like a business.The Department of Defense requires reform but differs fundamentally from corporate structures, she said.Risk is present throughout all parts of the military in a way that's not seen in civilian companies.A …

Hegseth Turns to His Mission To Reshape the Military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a policy-rich address at the Army War College on Wednesday.

Hegseth turns to his mission to reshape the military - Washington Examiner

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania — Minutes after giving a policy-rich address to senior-level military students, faculty, and staff at the Army War College here in rural Cumberland County, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an interview with the Washington Examiner that he relished the occasion to detail the Pentagon’s focus going forward. “The opportunity to articulate the focus of the department, looking out at a group of men and women who are the f…

DOD kicks off review of major defense acquisition programs as Hegseth touts reforms

Pentagon officials launched a review of “all 72 active major defense acquisitions programs” this week to determine changes or cancellations that could be made based on President Donald Trump’s recent executive order that aims to transform how the government buys equipment and services for military and civilian personnel, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.  “We must have high-performing, mission-aligned programs at every level,” Hegs…

Hegseth nods to challenges at Pentagon in Army War College speech

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday alluded to ongoing controversies that have rocked his brief tenure at the Pentagon during a speech to the Army War College. “When President Trump called me to take this job, he told me two things: The first was ‘Pete, you’re going to have to be tough as s—. Tough.’…

Hegseth has pumped up the Pentagon in a chaotic mess

Pete Hegseth came in hot.The tatted-up war hawk who’d spent the last seven years as a "Fox & Friends" weekend host was on nobody’s short list for Defense secretary when incoming President Donald Trump made him his pick to lead the largest organization in the world.His lack of experience running a large organization was only one problem. Few in leadership at the Pentagon had heard of him, nor had many senators whose job it would be to confirm him…