Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a House appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the ...

According to the report, Pentagon rules outline that the defense secretary is only supposed to remove officers from the promotion list for professional failings that would impact their new role.

Hegseth removed at least three women, two Black men and four white men from the promotion list.