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Hegseth To Chair Panel Focused On Integrated Homeland Security
The Pentagon has announced the establishment of a new advisory committee, the Homeland Defense Board (HDB), which will focus on providing critical assessments of the Defense Department’s hemispheric defensive posture and domestic security preparedness. The board, to be chaired by Pete Hegseth, will comprise 20 members with expertise in homeland defense, military strategy, and cybersecurity. This move comes amid growing concerns about the threat from peer and near-peer adversaries, as well as non-state actors, and may signal a more proactive stance on domestic security. The new board was first reported by Defense News.