Pete Hegseth has been sworn as the secretary of defense, taking the oath from Vice President JD Vance less than 12 hours ...

The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ... Speaking about the report on Wednesday, a senior defense official said Austin has acknowledged that he’d “made a mistake ...

The Pentagon on Monday swore in Robert G. Salesses as the acting secretary of Defense while President Trump’s nominee Pete ...

The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report about Defense Secretary Austin’s failure to quickly disclose his hospitalization in early 2024.

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization ... A senior defense official told reporters Austin “made a mistake, he apologized and he committed to improving transparency and processes ...

More AP Photo/Matthias Schrader ... The Thursday meeting will be Austin's final as Secretary of Defense before the new administration takes over. A defense official said the Pentagon was not ...

During his time Austin oversaw the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, led the more than 50-nation coalition supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, and directed the most intense naval combat ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary ... chief of staff, Austin wrote: “I don’t want my health to be a media circus.” Asked about the differences, a senior defense official told reporters ...