President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Rustem Umerov as secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed decrees appointing former defence minister Rustem Umierov as secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine. Source: Presidential Decrees No ...

President Donald Trump referred to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as Secretary of War on a TruthSocial post Friday.

The Secretary of Defense is the second in command of the U.S. armed forces and one of the most essential roles in the president's cabinet. The current Defense Secretary is retired four-star ...

The Conversation U.S. asked Evelyn Farkas, a longtime Defense Department leader who is now executive director of the McCain Institute at Arizona State University, to explain what the secretary of ...

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 ...

National security minds in Washington, D.C., are awaiting President-elect Donald Trump's decision for defense secretary. Trump's pick of Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., as his national security ...

The secretary of defense is responsible for about 3.4 million people, including 1.2 million active duty service members and 1.3 million reservists, as well as about 900,000 civilian employees.

1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addresses U.S. Army soldiers at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 3, 2025.