This week in the Department of Defense, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed troops stationed in Qatar, the undersecretary of defense for policy met his Polish counterpart, and the Senate voted to confirm Troy Meink as secretary of the Air Force.

In an effort to improve the quality of life for military personnel and their families, the Defense Manpower Data Center has expanded its online uniformed services identification card issuance system to include overseas service members and dependents.

Defense Department leaders delivered a stark warning about adversaries exploiting cyberspace and threatening national security during a House Armed Services Committee cyber, information technologies and innovation subcommittee hearing in Washington.

The Defense Department is working toward successfully implementing its workforce acceleration and recapitalization initiative using voluntary reductions in force. 

The Defense Department's proposed military intelligence program budget for fiscal year 2026 aligns with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's strategic lines of effort both at home and abroad, according to a trio of senior intelligence officials.

DOD issued military leaders across the force guidance on how to proceed with separating, voluntarily or involuntarily, service members with a diagnosis or history of, or exhibiting symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria.

U.S. service members continue to support efforts carrying out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.