Defense secretary pete hegseth says the pentagon is revamping how the military buys weapons, shifting the focus away from producing advanced and complex technology and toward products that can be made and delivered quickly. Defense secretary pete hegseth outlined plans friday for a sweeping revamp of the military's acquisition systems, which he described as sluggish and mired in bureaucracy The honorable pete hegseth is the secretary of war
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He was sworn in on jan
25, 2025, as the 29th secretary of defense before the department's name was changed on sept
Hegseth, in tone shift, talks nice to defense industry the pentagon chief offered a rare message of unity in a friday speech to executives. “the defense acquisition system as you know it is dead,” secretary of war pete hegseth said in a major speech delivered to industry representatives nov 7 at the national war college in washington, d.c. Hegseth unveils ‘transformation’ of dod acquisition system the changes include a replacement of dod's program executive officers with portfolio acquisition executives that hegseth said would have more authority.
Pete hegseth is the u.s Prior to his government service, he was an american tv personality who was a cohost of fox & friends weekend from 2017 to 2024, and while on the show he became known for his conservative views. Hegseth is purging military leaders with little explanation the moves to fire or sideline generals and admirals are without precedent in recent decades and have rattled the top brass.
