Defense Secretary Hegseth chairs new Pentagon homeland defense board

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was appointed to chair the newly established Homeland Defense Board on September 21, 2026, aiming to fill a gap in military guidance for homeland security missions. The board represents the Pentagon's first advisory panel focused on coordinating military and domestic security policy.

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Hegseth to chair Pentagon’s new homeland defense panel

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will now oversee a new Pentagon advisory committee focused on homeland security and defense, the first such department panel to do so. The Homeland Defense Board (HDB), announced in the Federal Register on Sept. 11 and first reported by Defense News, is meant to fill what the Pentagon sees as a...