In the eight-decade history of the Pentagon, there has not been a single defense secretary who has not vowed to vanquish its inefficiencies.

A video of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tightening the final screw on a “Department of War” sign drew mockery on Thursday. The Pentagon’s rapid response account shared the clip on X, formerly Twitter. “Welcome to the War Department,” it captioned the clip, here:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued new guidance to modernize the Pentagon’s arms transfer system and streamline foreign military sales.

During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing several months ago in June, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) got into a tense exchange with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his ties to Laura Loomer. Rosen harshly scolded Hegseth near the end of their exchange for his immature behavior.

FORT WAYNE, IN — U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth railed against a formerly "woke" culture in the U.S. military and outlined plans to rebuild and restore the troops at U.S. Sen. Jim Banks' annual defense summit here Nov. 12.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to the heavily fortified DMZ came ahead of talks expected to involve Washington’s goal of reshaping the role of U.S. troops in Korea.

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.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The 4th annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit continues Wednesday in Fort Wayne. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered remarks during the morning. following an introduction by Senator Jim Banks.

During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing several months ago in June, Senator Angus King (I-ME) grilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegeth for renaming Army bases to honor Confederate traitors who took up arms against the country on behalf of slavery.