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Stephen A. Feinberg was sworn in as the Defense Department's 36th deputy defense secretary and will be responsible for DOD's day-to-day business, including executing the defense secretary's priorities and managing the department's budget.
In this week's situation report: a departmentwide review of existing standards on physical fitness, body composition and grooming, and reactivation of security assistance to Ukraine, among other topics.
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith said Marines don't want to be constrained to a stateside location, emphasizing they value accountability while also promising the Marine Corps will pass the next annual audit as is has the last two.
In the two months since President Donald J. Trump's inauguration Jan. 20, 2025, the administration has launched a multi-front campaign to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, targeting cartels, transnational criminal organizations and illegal immigration.
U.S. service members continue to support efforts carrying out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.
Senior-level leaders of the joint force testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on border enforcement operations and a new domestic missile defense program.
The SpaceX Crew-10 mission will launch from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on a quest to bring back a pair of NASA astronauts who have been on the International Space Station since June 2024.
Additive construction has the potential to reduce costs, manpower, logistics and time, while opening the door for improved and new applications, such as unconventional countermeasures, the director of military programs for the Army Corps of Engineers said.
At a time when adversaries around the globe challenge the maritime commons, the U.S. shipbuilding industry is challenged to produce the quantity of ships at the rate required, Brett A. Seidle said.
By mandating the software acquisition pathway, DOD is cutting red tape to deliver software faster and tap into commercial innovation — ensuring warfighters stay ahead.
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