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secretary of defense

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  • Fox News host and U.S. secretary of defense
    Pete Hegseth
    / Nomination and hearing

    …Hegseth as his nominee for defense secretary; the post requires Senate confirmation. The selection proved controversial, many citing Hegseth’s lack of experience managing large, complex organizations. The Department of Defense (DOD) has some three million employees and has been called the biggest government bureaucracy in the world.

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    …Hegseth as his nominee for defense secretary; the post requires Senate confirmation. The selection proved controversial, many citing Hegseth’s lack of experience managing large, complex organizations. The Department of Defense (DOD) has some three million employees and has been called the biggest government bureaucracy in the world.

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