March 12, 2024 DOD's 2025 budget request provides 4.5% raise for service members The Defense Department laid out details of its $849.8 billion budget request, which is expected to fund operations during fiscal year 2025.
Sept. 7, 2023 Deputy Defense Secretary underscores DOD's commitment to suicide prevention The Defense Department remains relentlessly committed to the health and welfare of the total force, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.
July 28, 2021 DOD Directs Employees to Start Wearing Face Masks Again The Defense Department directed employees working in areas at high risk for transmission to begin using face masks again as a measure to prevent the continued spread of the COVID-19 virus, especially the fast-moving, highly-transmittable Delta variant.
Feb. 9, 2021 Hicks takes reins as Deputy Secretary of Defense The Defense Department's glass ceiling is cracking: Kathleen H. Hicks was confirmed by the Senate as the 35th deputy secretary of defense.
