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Hegseth Creates Homeland Defense Board for Pentagon Advice

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC · How we work

Center

First Homeland Military Advisory

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Sept. 11, 2026 the creation of the Homeland Defense Board, a Pentagon advisory committee on homeland security.
The board is designed to deliver military advice for homeland missions that no other federal advisory body currently provides.
Its 20-member composition includes Hegseth as chair and the assistant secretary as vice chair.
Assessments will target U.S. hemispheric defense posture and domestic security amid peer and rogue-state threats.

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Patronage Amid Misconduct

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Sept. 11, 2026 the creation of the Homeland Defense Board, a Pentagon advisory committee on homeland security and defense.
Critics say Hegseth repeatedly appoints loyalists with misconduct allegations and partisan influencers, raising concerns about transparency and civilian oversight.
Hegseth nominated Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell, facing domestic-violence allegations, for Army Secretary.
Invitation of YouTube personalities Jake Paul and Logan Paul to speak at Pentagon drew criticism.

Blindspot

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth nominated Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell—who has domestic-violence allegations—for Army Secretary, and Republican senators Kevin Cramer and Thom Tillis announced they would vote against his confirmation.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

After the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush established the Homeland Security Council on October 5 2001, with Vice President Dick Cheney involved and the new Department of Homeland Security later consolidating 22 agencies. Obama merged its staff with the National Security Council in 2009, and today Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Homeland Defense Board echoes that original advisory structure.

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First Homeland Military Advisory

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Sept. 11, 2026 the creation of the Homeland Defense Board, a Pentagon advisory committee on homeland security.
The board is designed to deliver military advice for homeland missions that no other federal advisory body currently provides.
Its 20-member composition includes Hegseth as chair and the assistant secretary as vice chair.
Assessments will target U.S. hemispheric defense posture and domestic security amid peer and rogue-state threats.

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