The outgoing Biden administration hasn’t designated a senior official to act as defense secretary during the transition, raising the question of who will be in charge at the Pentagon until the Trump administration installs an individual to execute orders.

It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office. As of Friday, officials said they had not yet heard who will become the acting defense secretary.

The Trump administration will leave the specifics of how U.S. troops will be deployed to secure the border to the Pentagon to sort out, a person familiar with the matter said. But they will urge the Pentagon to move quickly,

"I would point out I've never disparaged women serving in the military," he told Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. "I respect every single female service member that has put on the

Trump and Musk, tapped to run a new Department of Government Efficiency, have floated a variety of ideas to reform Pentagon purchasing, such as ditching the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in favor of drones.

Pete Hegseth’s service in uniform is admirable and appreciated. But that dedicated service in the military does not necessarily mean he is qualified and prepared to be one of the

Democrats repeatedly called Pete Hegseth unfit to be secretary of defense, but Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee expressed nothing but support for his candidacy at a confirmation hearing.

It would be very hard for a president to override the advice he was getting from the secretary and the chairman [of the joint chiefs of staff],” noted Dick Cheney, reflecting on his experience of running the Pentagon for George H.

All of that could soon fall on the shoulders of Pete Hegseth. The 44-year-old combat veteran and former TV cable news host is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon.

A video shared on Instagram claims the Pentagon gave money to YouTube star Jimmy MrBeast Donaldson in an effort to persuade children to want to enlist in the army. Verdict: False Although the Pentagon and MrBeast were going to work on content together,

Text superimposed in the video reads, “Pentagon FUNDS MR BEAST ?!?” The Instagram video received more than 1,000 likes in less than a week. MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson ...

The Pentagon’s latest report says that 60% of service members stationed on Oahu today reside on military installations.