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Two U.S. senators are accusing the Department of Defense (DOD) of not doing enough to protect the communications of its military personnel, as the U.S. government contends with an ongoing Chinese hacking campaign targeting American phone and internet giants. The senators say the Department of Defense still relies too heavily…

Donald Trump’s pick for the number two position in the Department of Defense, Steve Feinberg, is a billionaire with business ties to the defense industry. The Washington Post, citing unnamed sources, reports that the president-elect has chosen Feinberg for the post of deputy secretary of defense, which requires confirmation from…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy receives a tour of the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in September. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced a $725 million security assistance package for Ukraine in its war against invading Russia. File Photo via Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/UPI | License Photo Dec. 2 (UPI)…

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Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo that’s associated with white supremacist groups...Read More

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, was investigated for an alleged sexual assault in the city of Monterey in 2017, according to a statement the city released Thursday in response to media inquiries. The city’s statement discloses that it had one…

Donald Trump’s transition team scrambled Thursday after Trump’s incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles was presented with an allegation that former Fox & Friends cohost Pete Hegseth, Trump’s nominee to be Defense Secretary, had engaged in sexual misconduct. According to two sources, Wiles was briefed Wednesday night about an allegation…

Following the nomination of Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense, we ask a retired Marine colonel and military expert Mark Cancian what it takes to run the DOD. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President-elect Trump's cabinet choices include the man we will discuss next, Pete Hegseth, the nominee for…

Pete Hegseth (L) is seen in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City on December 15, 2016. On Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Hegseth to be the secretary of Defense. Pool File Photo by Albin Lohr-Jones/UPI | License Photo Nov. 12 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday…

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is nominating Fox News host and decorated Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary. The 44-year-old deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and won two Bronze Stars, then unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Minnesota in 2012 before joining Fox News. 'Pete is…