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Hegseth plans for fewer generals, command consolidations in broad Army directive
In a memorandum on April 30, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a broad restructuring of the Army. His directive ...
Army leaders to Musk: We will DOGE ourselves
Two top Army officials are proposing to eliminate Humvees and cut other costs in the hope it will allow generals, not DOGE, ...
U.S. Army Plans Massive Increase in Its Use of Drones
The shift to more small unmanned aircraft is based on lessons from the Ukraine battlefield.
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The D Brief: Army reorg coming?; F-15s get boost; Marines’ cargo-drone plans; DARPA’s next AI-cyber contest; And a bit more.
Trimming the Army’s top ranks has been on Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George’s mind since he took the top job in 2023. In ...
Hegseth backs admiral for Middle East post, passing over Army general
If President Donald Trump follows through on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recommendation, he will nominate Vice Adm. Brad ...
California, other states sue Trump administration to block cuts to AmeriCorps
California is joining a coalition of states in suing the Trump administration over massive cuts to AmeriCorps, California ...
Pete Hegseth wants a new name for Defense Department: War Department. Why it matters.
After World Wars I and II, war got a bad name. U.S. leaders recast military might as a way to prevent war. Hegseth thinks ...
Bay Area nonprofits are ‘holding their breath’ following national AmeriCorps cuts
Bay Area nonprofits have started planning for a potential future without AmeriCorps volunteers after the Department of Government Efficiency announced cuts to some of the national service organization ...