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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “has absolute confidence in Secretary Driscoll,” Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson told reporters Thursday, six days after Loomer attacked the service leader for speaking with Eugene Vindman, a former Army officer and current House Democrat from Virginia, who played a key role in Trump’s impeachment trial.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump's Navy and Air Force are poised to cancel two nearly complete software projects that took 12 years and well over $800 million combined to develop, work initially aimed at overhauling antiquated human resources systems.
The Pentagon has revoked the security clearance of former CIA officer Susan Miller, claimed to play a major role in the Russiagate scandal.
Hundreds of National Guard troops might be stationed in two states and serve as a quick reaction force that could respond to riots and other civil unrest.
Trump has directed the Pentagon to prepare options for the possible use of U.S. military force against drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations, officials say.
The Trump administration is looking at plans to set up a 600-person National Guard “quick reaction force” to quickly deploy to U.S. cities to quell protests or other unrest, The Washington
Defense officials reportedly create domestic civil disturbance quick reaction force using National Guard troops capable of deploying nationwide in one hour to quell unrest.
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Military Times on MSNHegseth supports women’s right to vote, Pentagon says
The Pentagon says the defense secretary disagrees with revoking women’s right to vote, after he reposted a video of pastors calling to revoke that right.
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's flagship Golden Dome missile defense system will include four layers -- one satellite-based and three on land -- with 11 short-range batteries located across the continental U.S., Alaska and Hawaii, according to a U.S. government slide presentation on the project first reported by Reuters.