Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shocked the Defense establishment Thursday when he ordered the dismissal of dozens of Defense advisory committee members. “To support the new strategic direction and policy priorities of the Department, we require fresh thinking to drive bold changes,” wrote Hegseth in a memo dismissing the committee members. “Therefore, informed by the recently concluded 45-day review, I direct the conclusion of service of all members of each DoD advisory committee, board, or panel subject to the attached memorandum (hereafter collectively referred to as ‘DoD advisory committees’), consistent with applicable law.”
While most of the attention has focused on the demolition of the Defense Policy Board and the defenestration of Obama factotum and harbinger of geopolitical disaster, Susan Rice, the impact goes much farther; see Hegseth Makes…
