Current Deputy Secretary of Defense

Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the funds will be pulled from 'so-called "climate change" and other woke programs.'

Pentagon seeking $50B of cuts to Biden programs to promote Trump priorities

The Pentagon is looking to identify about $50 billion of "Biden-legacy programs" to cut so that funding can be repurposed for Trump's agenda.

The Washington Post · 22h

Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year to fund Trump military priorities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year in order to redirect those savings to fund President Donald Trump’s pr

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Pentagon Orders Budget Revamp to Redirect $50 Billion Toward Trump's Defense Priorities

The Pentagon said on Wednesday it was directing the military to draw up a list of potential cuts totaling about $50 billion from the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2026 to be redirected into President Donald Trump's priorities for national defense.

Defense One22h

Hegseth seeks to shift $50 billion in FY26 budget proposal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed Pentagon officials to find about $50 billion in the Biden administration’s fiscal ...

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Opinion: How to assess a nominee to be deputy secretary of Defense

Several recent commentators have pointed out that President-elect Donald Trump has designated Steve Feinberg for the position of deputy secretary of Defense to compensate for Pete Hegseth’s lack ...

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Pete Hegseth confirmed as Secretary of Defense after Vance casts tiebreaking vote

The 51-50 decision came after three Republicans voted against Hegseth. Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tiebreaking vote.

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Trump names acting defense secretary with Hegseth not yet confirmed

Robert Salesses, deputy director of the Pentagon’s Washington Headquarters Service, will fill in as acting secretary of defense, and three other career Defense Department civilians will be ...

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I'm more qualified than Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary. You might be, too. | Opinion

This column really should be saved for April Fool’s Day, but current events pushed it up. I want to be the U.S. secretary of Defense. Don’t laugh, hear me out. The nominee for the secretary of ...

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