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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers recorded remarks at the Pentagon, Washington D.C., March 20, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

Hegseth issues new directive to rein in Pentagon spending on IT services contracts

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memo Thursday to promote the "rationalization” of the Defense Department’s IT enterprise.

2 days ago By Jon Harper

Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, President Trump’s nominee to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives for his Senate Armed Services Committee Confirmation hearing on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Caine confirmed as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Trump’s top military adviser

Dan “Razin" Caine won Senate approval to become a four-star general and the U.S. military's top officer.

2 days ago By Jon Harper

U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth deliver remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on March 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump directs Pentagon to tee up major acquisition programs for potential cancellation

President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that could lead to the cancellation of major defense acquisition programs, boost the procurement of commercial technologies and shake up…

3 days ago By Jon Harper

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan greets crewmembers attached to the fast-attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN 797) during a commissioning ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, April 5, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten)

Navy reviewing contracts as Secretary Phelan looks to eliminate waste, ‘inefficiencies’

John Phelan made his first major speech as Navy secretary Wednesday and laid out his priorities.

3 days ago By Jon Harper

Stephen Feinberg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Feinberg releases new guidance for DOD’s civilian workforce shakeup

The effort is part of the new Workforce Acceleration and Recapitalization Initiative.

4 days ago By Brandi Vincent

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth welcomes Elon Musk as a visitor to the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 21, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

DOGE reviewing Navy software enterprise

The review of the Navy's software enterprise is being coordinated through the Pentagon’s Office of the Chief Information Officer.

4 days ago By Jon Harper

Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James Kilby participates in a fireside chat with U.S. Army Gen. (Ret.) Curtis M. Scaparrotti during the Sea-Air-Space 2025 maritime exposition at the Gaylord National Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland, April 7, 2025. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vanessa White/Released)

How the Navy’s vision to enhance readiness and lethality by 2027 hinges on technology

Adm. James Kilby briefed a small group of reporters on some of the sea service’s associated near-term modernization efforts.

5 days ago By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Timothy Haugh waits for the beginning of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence at Hart Senate Office Building on July 12, 2023 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump fires Gen. Timothy Haugh from leadership of Cyber Command and NSA

Gen. Haugh is one of the most high-profile national security officials to be removed by President Trump in the early months of his second term.

Apr 4, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 25: Stephen Feinberg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Feinberg, businessman and CEO of Cerberus Capital Management, served as the head of President Trumps Intelligence Advisory Board in his Trump’s term. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Feinberg initiates Pentagon’s implementation of DOGE-influenced regulatory review

DefenseScoop obtained new guidance that the deputy secretary of defense issued to DOD leadership this week.

Apr 2, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

A view of the Pentagon on December 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump taps hypersonics expert to oversee Pentagon’s S&T portfolio

An experienced aerospace engineer, Joseph Jewell has spent decades in both academia and government working on hypersonics research and development.

Apr 1, 2025 By Mikayla Easley