Hegseth Memo Renaming SO/LIC Office

Hegseth Has an Important Announcement About the OSS

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made a rather important announcement on X:

BREAKING: SecWar Pete Hegseth just BROUGHT BACK the legendary WWII Office of Strategic Services, the elite spy-and-sabotage unit that gave BIRTH TO THE CIA, 81 years after Truman shut it down

"The OSS is back. "The renamed special ops office gets at least $45 MILLION a year and 100 dedicated billetsHegseth's memo puts its civilian chief on EQUAL FOOTING with the Army, Navy and Air Force secretaries.He's also asking Congress to make...

Hegseth Elevates Special Operations Oversight And Brings The OSS Name Back - Armed Forces Press

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has directed the elevation of the Assistant Secretary of War for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict to the same level as the service secretaries, and he is restoring the Office of Strategic Services name.

Hegseth memo renaming SO/LIC office

Thursday, November 12, 2026In a Nov. 2, 2026 memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth elevates the assistant secretary for special operations and low-intensity conflict to an equal footing with the service secretaries and renames it as the assistant secretary for the office of strategic services. Featured: Related Documents Tags: SECDEFSOCOM

Hegseth seeks to elevate top SOF civilian to service-secretary equivalent

Congress will need to approve the change, but there are internal, bureaucratic steps Hegseth is directing that should increase the SOF community’s power inside the department.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Elevates Special Operations Leadership to Revitalize the Legacy of the Office of Strategic Services

Marking a historic shift in the civilian oversight of our nation's elite forces, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum last week to elevate ...