“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, in tone shift, talks nice to defense industry the pentagon chief offered a rare message of unity in a friday speech to executives. 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. Active service women and men who spoke to cnn say that goals hegseth laid out often don’t make sense and will damage the military. 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.
The honorable pete hegseth is the secretary of war He was sworn in on jan 25, 2025, as the 29th secretary of defense before the department's name was changed on sept 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. Defense secretary pete hegseth promised reforms to the way u.s
The honorable pete hegseth is the 29th secretary of defense, sworn in on jan Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry oficer in the u.s Army national guard after graduating from princeton university in 2003.
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