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Pete Hegseth, generals and Department of Defense

Hegseth could soon fire or remove generals and senior officers, US officials say

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering firing or removing generals and senior officers as early as this week, according to multiple officials.

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Officials push back on claims of 'list' of generals Hegseth plans to fire at Pentagon

Officials are pushing back on the notion that the Department of Defense has a "list" of flag officers that Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to fire.

Defense Secretary Hegseth considering firing top military officers

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is considering firing generals and top military officers as soon as this week, according to two Defense officials and three Congressional sources. And President Trump's approval rating slips.

Pete Hegseth, Pentagon and defense spending

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Pete Hegseth orders defense leadership to draw up plans for huge budget cuts as DOGE enters the Pentagon: report

Hegseth, 44, demanded a proposal that would include annual 8% cuts to the Pentagon’s roughly $850 billion budget, according to a memo.

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Pete Hegseth orders senior leaders to cut 8% from Defense budget

Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has ordered senior military and civilian Pentagon officials to cut 8% from the defense budget over each of the next five years.

Stars and Stripes · 6h

Pentagon will cut billions of dollars in programs but not its overall budget, Hegseth says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers recorded remarks at the Pentagon on Feb. 20, 2025. Hegseth said he will immediately begin shifting billions of dollars away from nonlethal programs in connection with a broader reorganization of military priorities. (Alexander Kubitza/Defense Department)

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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.' ...

As Defense Department preps for mass firings, Hegseth says a hiring freeze and more firings are coming

SecDef confirms a "reevaluation of our probationary workforce"—and adds that a hiring freeze is coming, during which a more ...

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Cuts to staff, budget will boost military strength, Hegseth says

Hegseth promised to reinvest budget savings in other military programs and jettison civilian workers who are not living up to ...

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Defense chief Hegseth said he would welcome Elon Musk’s DOGE analysts at the Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he’s been in touch with Elon Musk and would welcome his unofficial Department of ...

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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Defense Secretary Hegseth says NATO membership for Ukraine is 'unrealistic'

Hegseth held talks with U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey before meeting with Ukraine Defense Contract Group (UDCG) at NATO ...

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to reduce US military spending by 8% each over five years

Hegseth's memo doesn’t address the future of some of the Defense Department’s major programs, including the costliest — the F ...

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Pete Hegseth Shares Back Taxes Self-Own While Blasting ‘Biden IRS’ For Audit

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Monday that he and his wife are being audited. In a post on X, Hegseth shared a ...

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