Hegseth to lead new US Homeland Defense Board — The Hill
In the United States, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will lead the Pentagon's new advisory committee, the Homeland Defense Board, focused on issues of security and defense of the country's territory.
New advisory body
The name Homeland Defense Board translates as the US Homeland Defense Council. According to the outlet, this committee will become the first Pentagon advisory body created specifically to address such issues within the department's structure.
The new board was announced in the Federal Register on September 11. As The Hill reports, Defense News was the first to write about the committee's creation.
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Role of the board
The Homeland Defense Board will operate as an advisory body to the US Department of Defense. It is intended to provide the department with advice on homeland security and defense issues.
According to The Hill, Hegseth will oversee the new board. The committee was established to advise the Pentagon on a specific area of homeland defense.
