Billionaire businessman Stephen Feinberg faced sharp questions from Democrats about impending mass firings at the Defense Department and the possibility of significant cuts to the defense budget.

Stephen Feinberg, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy defense secretary, declined Tuesday to say whether Russia invaded Ukraine and deflected questions from senators about planned cuts to the Pentagon’s civilian workforce.

Speaking at the Pentagon on February 7, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth invoked predecessor Donald Rumsfeld’s 2001 speech declaring war on bureaucracy and “shifting resources from the ...

John Phelan, President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Navy, faced a tense confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.

John Phelan, a businessman with no military experience, said Thursday that he would use his background in the private sector to “step outside the status quo” if he is confirmed as the next secretary of the Navy.

Democratic lawmakers are warning that the Defense Department is preparing to fire tens of thousands of civilian workers — many of them veterans — in a “tsunami of layoffs” that could pose a risk to national security.

Over a dozen U.S. lawmakers attended a reception at the United Kingdom ambassador's residence, hosted by Prime Minister Keir Starmer as part of his visit to Washington D.C. to meet with President Donald Trump.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to prepare ... the Biden administration for only modest hikes in defense spending. Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has called for defense spending ...

The Senate confirmed Daniel Driscoll, a third-generation soldier and businessman who served in the Iraq War, to lead the largest military branch as Army secretary.