President Trump signed the National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-1), which lays out the framework for how the ...

The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.

President Donald Trump has tapped Dale Marks, an Air Force veteran and longtime Defense Department manager, to head up the Pentagon’s energy and environment portfolio.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling security ... and restoring accountability is a priority for the Defense Department under President Trump’s leadership.” ...