Secretary Hegseth stated that urgency, speed, efficiency, competition, and lethality are the new guiding principles of the War Department, and that defense hawks and fiscal hawks must pull together.

reported by one outlet so far · Attributed statement · first recorded Aug 19, 12:30 PM

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US Dept of DefenseUS government · Aug 18, 11:03 PM

Urgency, speed, efficiency, competition and lethality are the new guiding principles of the War Department

Cites: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth · Details: five principles: urgency, speed, efficiency, competition, lethality

US Dept of DefenseUS government · Aug 18, 11:03 PM

This moment requires defense hawks and fiscal hawks to pull together

Cites: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth · Details: defense hawks; fiscal hawks; cooperation needed