When the deputy secretary of defense began assuming some of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s responsibilities on January 2, not even she knew that it was because Austin was hospitalized, two ...

For example, Deputy Secretary John Hamre led the Defense Department’s Y2K project, which was meant to ensure that Pentagon activities would not be disrupted by potential errors in computer ...

Additionally, Trump has nominated Elbridge Colby as deputy secretary of defense for policy, the No. 3 position at the Pentagon. Colby, known as a China hawk, was a senior official at the US ...

After being admitted to the hospital last week, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin transferred responsibility to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks on Tuesday. But Hicks, who was on ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will transfer power to his deputy as he goes under the knife at Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday night. The 70-year-old Pentagon chief will undergo a medical ...

The Senate voted Friday to confirm Stephen Feinberg, a billionaire investor, as the next deputy secretary of defense. Here, Feinberg appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his Feb ...

Senate confirmation hearings are slated to begin on Jan. 14, 2025, for Pete Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has chosen to serve as the next secretary of defense. It’s a massive job ...

When the deputy Secretary of Defense began assuming some of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s responsibilities on January 2, not even she knew that it was because Austin was hospitalized, two ...