The United States secretary of defense (acronym: SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet.

Jan 25, 2025 · The Honorable Pete Hegseth is the 29th Secretary of Defense, sworn in on Jan. 25, 2025.Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army National Guard after graduating from ...

6 days ago · The secretary of defense oversees the Defense Department and acts as the principal defense policy maker and advisor. The Honorable Pete Hegseth is the 29th secretary of defense, sworn...

Jan 25, 2025 · Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new role leading America's 3.5 million service members and civilians by Vice President JD Vance., ... An official website of the United States ...

美國國防部長 （英語： United States Secretary of Defense）是 美国 國防部 （U.S. Department of Defense）的 首長，處理 軍事 方面相關事務。 國防部長的角色是擔任 總統 的主要國防政策 顧問，並負責規劃一般國防政策和與國防部相關的其他政策與執行獲得認可的政策。 國防部長由總統提名並經 參議院 批准同意，屬於 內閣閣員，而國防部長在 總統繼任順序 中排序第六。

Jan 28, 2025 · Former Fox News host Peter Brian Hegseth became the U.S. Secretary of Defense on Saturday after being confirmed by the United States Senate on Friday evening. A graduate of Princeton University, Hegseth previously worked as an analyst for Bear Stearns – from 2003 to 2014 and again from 2019 to 2012, he served as an infantry officer with the ...

Howard W. Lutnick has been nominated to serve as the 41 st United States Secretary of Commerce. During President Trump’s 2024 election campaign, he was the Co-Chair of the Trump-Vance...

Jan 12, 2025 · The secretary sets the vision and tone for the Department of Defense and helps the president develop his or her defense strategy, and then implements that strategy.

The United States secretary of defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet.

Dec 8, 2020 · WASHINGTON - Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced that retired four-star General Lloyd J. Austin III will be nominated to serve as the 28th United States Secretary of Defense. With a distinguished record of military service spanning four decades, Secretary-designate Austin is a deeply experienced and highly decorated commander who has ...