Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth restored the names of Fort Benning and Fort Bragg, which were originally named for Confederate ...

GOP Rep. Don Bacon, who helped lead the effort to change military base names, voted for a draft law defunding efforts to reverse the changes.

There weren’t any further changes for another two decades, until 2013 and 2016, when the DOD made policy changes triggered by another law, the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been criticized for attempting to rename military bases to honor Confederate officers, with Rep. Don Bacon calling his approach “stupid as hell”.

Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, said gay people should be able to serve in the US military, in an apparent shift from his previous stance on the issue. When asked by ...

During a four-hour confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hegseth outlined President-elect Donald Trump’s vision of an apolitical, merit-based military focused on ...

Hegseth issued a list of changes, starting with slashing the number of moves the new program through HomeSafe Alliance receives, saying, “We know it’s not working and it’s only getting worse.” ...

In a memorandum dated May 20, 2025, Hegseth directed USTRANSCOM to make various changes to the existing GHC program. He noted that, while the PCS process has "never been a great system," recent ...

In a May 5 memo , Hegseth said the Defense Department "is committed to ensuring the lethality of U.S. military forces to deter threats and, when necessary, achieve decisive victory.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered sweeping changes to the military’s household goods moving system, citing frustration among service members with a newly instituted contracting system.