2026 National Defense Strategy Rather than protect and advance Americans’ interests, they opened our borders, forgot the wisdom of the Monroe Doctrine, ceded influence in our hemisphere, and outsourced America’s industry, including the defense industrial base (DIB) upon which our forces rely They sent America’s brave sons and daughters to fight war after rudderless war to topple regimes and nation-build halfway
Establishment of Joint Interagency Task Force 401 The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P R)), in conjunction with the Director, CAPE and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), will utilize the FY27 Program Budget Review (PBR) to resource and align the Joint C-sUAS University under the JIA TF 401 Director
FACT SHEET: Homeland Defense Policy Guidance (HDPG) The 2022 National Defense Strategy (NDS) states that the top priority of the Department of Defense (DoD) is to defend the homeland, paced to the growing multi-domain threat posed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) The 2023 Homeland Defense Policy Guidance (HDPG) aims to drive action across DoD to deter threats of aggression or strategic attack on the homeland across multiple domains and
Historical Office gt; DOD DOW History gt; Secretaries of Defense The Historical Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) dates to 1949 It is one of the longest serving continuously operating offices in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and has been recognized for the excellence of its publications and programs for over a half century The mission of the historical office is to collect, preserve, and present the history of the Office of
2025 Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments . . . China’s record of canceling defense and military engagements in response to perceived offenses or heightened tensions suggests that China views defense and military engagements as a tool to punish or reward the United States for its perceived behavior, instead of these engagements being inherently valuable to maintaining peace and stability
Artificial Intelligence Strategy for the Department of War Executing a set of "Pace-Setting Projects" (PSPs) that will demonstrate the accelerated pace of execution, focus, and ethos we need to stay ahead The PSPs will also serve as tangible, outcome-oriented vehicles for rapidly completing our buildout of the foundational AI enablers (infrastructure, data, models, policies, and talent) needed to accelerate AI integration across the entire Department
Transforming the Defense Innovation Ecosystem to Accelerate Warfighting . . . The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) creates and prevents strategic surprise through technology innovation - demonstrating what is possible before adversaries know it exists The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) serves as a horizontal enabler for Al and data infrastructure across all three innovation
57th Security Consultative Meeting Joint Communique November 14, 2025 The 57th Republic of Korea (ROK) - United States (U S ) Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) was held in Seoul, on November 4, 2025 ROK Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-Back and U S Secretary of War Pete B Hegseth led their respective delegations, which included senior defense and foreign affairs officials On November 3, 2025, ROK Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff