Hegseth vows to shrink the Pentagon — and then announces plans to grow it

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to reduce Pentagon overhead while also announcing initiatives that would expand parts of the department. The plans have drawn attention for appearing to conflict with his stated effort to cut bloat.

The Defense secretary announced several major initiatives that appear to contradict his efforts to cut the department’s bloat.

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