Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos issued last week.
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Mini Horses, Major Smiles: Nemours Children’s Health teams up with local school to provide equine therapy Read full article: Mini Horses, Major Smiles: Nemours Children’s Health teams up with local school to provide equine therapyDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth, from left, and his wife Jennifer Rauchet walk during activities to mark the upcoming Marine Corps' 250th anniversary Saturday, Oct 18, 2025, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Camp Pendleton, Calif. – Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos issued last week. In an Oct. 15 memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his deputy, Steve Feinberg, ordered Pentagon officials — including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — to obtain permission from the department’s main legislative affairs office before they have any communication with Capitol Hill.rather than agree to the Defense Department's new restrictions on their work, and it appears to be part of a broader effort by Hegseth to exert tighter control over what the department communicates to the outside world. According to the memo, a copy of which was authenticated by a Pentagon official, “unauthorized engagements with Congress by personnel acting in their official capacity, no matter how well-intentioned, may undermine Department-wide priorities critical to achieving our legislative objectives.” Sean Parnell, the top Pentagon spokesman, called the move a “pragmatic step” that’s part of an effort “to improve accuracy and responsiveness in communicating with the Congress to facilitate increased transparency.” Previously, individual agencies and military branches within the Pentagon were able to manage their own communications with Congress. A second memo, issued Oct. 17, directed a “working group to further define the guidance on legislative engagements.”Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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