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Hegseth Vows to Shake Up the Way the Pentagon Does Business

In a speech outlining his overhaul plans, the defense secretary called on American weapons makers to surge “at the speed of ingenuity.”

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech on Friday dived deep into the arcane details of the military’s system for procuring weapons.
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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.

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