As one of the first major actions at the Pentagon under Pete Hegseth, the Department of Defense modified its management policies for a section known as Correspondent’s Corridor, a portion of Pentagon space from which reporters can work full-time inside the building. The original announcement stated that the defense department would begin an annual rotation in which four news organizations moved out of the corridor in order to let other news organizations rotate their correspondents into what’s known as residential status among the Pentagon Press Corps. This change has drawn loud criticism, particularly from mainstream outlets who argue that it limits transparency. In reality, this move is a long-overdue effort to bring fairness and structure to an increasingly competitive and crowded space—where access has been based more on tradition than clear rules.
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