ピート・ヘグセス国防長官は金曜日、新型コロナウイルスワクチンの接種義務化を理由に除隊処分を受けた軍人の給付金や待遇を回復させると発表した。この措置は、復隊を希望する軍人のみならず、復隊を希望しない者も対象となる。
ヘグセス氏はX（旧Twitter）に動画を投稿し、計画の概要を説明した。同氏は国防省内に「COVID-19復隊および和解タスクフォース」を設置するよう指示した。このタスクフォースは、復隊を希望する軍人の手続きを支援する。また、退役したままでいることを希望する元軍人のケースについても対応を行うとしている。
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth criticized U.S. media coverage of the Iran conflict during a Friday briefing, arguing that television banners and reporting mischaracterize the fighting and that U.S. and Israeli strikes have sharply degraded Iran’s military capabilities.
The Department of War cut its civilian workforce by more than 10% in 2025, dropping from 794,538 to 712,677 employees, according to Pentagon data. This reduction, led by Secretary Pete Hegseth under President Donald Trump, aimed to eliminate redundancies and refocus resources on military priorities. The changes emphasized voluntary departures to minimize involuntary separations.
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War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the end of a 34-year policy designating US military installations as gun-free zones. In a video statement on April 2, 2026, he declared, “That ends today,” and signed a memorandum allowing service members to request permission to carry personal firearms off duty. The change overrides state firearm regulations and presumes such requests are necessary for personal protection.
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will sign an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to pay Transportation Security Administration agents despite an ongoing partial government shutdown. He accused Democrats of prioritizing immigrants over Americans and holding the country hostage. Negotiations over DHS funding remain stalled, with both parties rejecting each other's proposals.
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About a year after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took office as U.S. secretary of health and human services, the CDC has rolled back several universal childhood immunization recommendations, and the administration has moved to claw back pandemic-era public health funds and unwind federal investments in mRNA vaccine development—steps that critics say conflict with Kennedy’s confirmation-hearing assurances on vaccines and vaccine-related funding.