5 days ago · The Honorable Pete Hegseth is the 29th Secretary of Defense, sworn in on Jan. 25, 2025.Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army National Guard after graduating from Princeton

The United States secretary of defense (acronym: SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet. [5] [6] [7] The secretary of defense's position of command and authority over the military is second only to that of the president of the United States, who …

5 days ago · Pete Hegseth was sworn in Saturday as the nation’s 29th secretary of defense, quickly joining President Trump’s Cabinet after a dramatic late-night vote in the Senate installed him as the Pentagon’s leader.. Hegseth took the oath from Vice President JD Vance in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building with Hegseth’s wife, Jennifer Rauchet, at his side and …

The U.S. Secretary of Defense oversees the Department of Defense and acts as the principal defense policy maker and adviser.

6 days ago · The final vote, 51 to 50, was the smallest margin for a defense secretary’s confirmation since the position was created in 1947, according to Senate records. Mr. Hegseth, a military veteran and ...

6 days ago · Lloyd Austin, former President Joe Biden's pick for defense secretary, was confirmed in a 93-2 vote and Trump's first pick for defense secretary in his first term, James Mattis, was confirmed in a ...

5 days ago · Pete Hegseth, incoming U.S. secretary of defense, departs the U.S. Capitol following his confirmation vote in Washington, DC, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images

5 days ago · Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, gives a thumbs-up at the completion of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in ...

5 days ago · WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

Nov 13, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary.