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GAO Report on Senate Holds on Flag, General Officers
The following is the May 15, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Military Generals and Admirals: Information on ...
Military.com12d
Military's 4-Star Officers to Be Reduced by 20% or More Under New Order by Hegseth
In a memo released Monday, Hegseth argued that senior leaders should be "unencumbered by unnecessary bureaucratic layers that ...
DOD Secretary Hegseth orders 20% reduction in four-star generals, flag officers
Secretary Pete Hegseth of the Department of Defense (DOD) on Monday ordered a 20% reduction in military generals and officers ...
Hegseth orders ‘historic’ reduction of general officers in the military
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that the U.S. military will soon be seeing a dramatic reduction in the number ...
Washington Examiner12d
Hegseth orders reduction of senior commanders, cutting 20% of four-star generals and admirals
“A critical step in this process is removing redundant force structure to optimize and streamline leadership by reducing excess general and flag officer positions,” it added. To accomplish ...
Stars and Stripes12d
Hegseth directs 20% cuts to top generals and admirals among other reductions across military
“We’re back with more [Defense Department] reforms, this one is general and flag officer reductions. That’s the official title,” Hegseth said in a video posted on X. “My title is less ge ...