Jan. 25, 2025 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Begins 'Most Important Deployment of My Life' 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.
April 18, 2023 CYBER HYGIENE | DOD assessing document disclosures and implementing mitigation measures The Defense Department continues to actively address the incident involving the unauthorized disclosure of classified documents, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said April 17.
Sept. 22, 2022 Austin pledges to 'ease the load' for service members In a memo titled "Taking Care of Our Service Members and Families," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III outlined efforts to address the needs of married service members and their families, as well as single service members.
May 31, 2022 Defense secretary: DOD must increase efforts to destigmatize mental health care The White House and the Defense Department have made taking care of military families a priority, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said May 28.
May 18, 2022 DOD Names Lead for Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee Members of DOD's Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee are in Washington to begin work to address suicides in the U.S. military.
May 12, 2022 Ethical Behavior: More than just yearly online training Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has drawn special attention to the topic of compliance with ethical standards in a recently released video that supports ongoing DOD efforts.
Aug. 9, 2021 Austin Seeks Presidential Approval for Mandatory Troop Vaccinations by Mid-September The COVID-19 vaccine will be mandatory for service members by mid-September, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said in a message to the force.
July 24, 2021 Austin Calls on Service Members to Stop Stigmatizing Mental Health Help After a briefing from leaders about the spike in suicides among service members, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said he's concerned about the number of suicides across the force.
May 28, 2020 Leaders Describe Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Some practices adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic have benefitted the troops and may be continued after it abates, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said during a virtual town hall meeting.
May 4, 2020 Esper Discusses DOD Readiness Amid Pandemic Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper held a virtual conversation with the Brookings Institution to discuss defense policy and readiness amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 24, 2020 Esper Lists DOD's Top Priorities During COVID-19 Pandemic Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López hosted a virtual town hall meeting from the Pentagon on DOD's COVID-19 response.
March 17, 2020 DOD Poised to Provide Masks, Ventilators, Labs for Coronavirus Fight The Defense Department has agreed to provide medical supplies and capabilities to the Department of Health and Human Services to help combat further coronavirus infections, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said.
March 2, 2020 DOD Makes Plans to Combat Coronavirus Defense Department civilian and military leaders are working to ensure the department is ready for short- and long-term scenarios, as well as domestic and international situations.
Feb. 27, 2020 Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights signed by Secretary Esper Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper, Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly and Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett have signed the Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights.