The effort is part of the new Workforce Acceleration and Recapitalization Initiative.

DefenseScoop obtained new guidance that the deputy secretary of defense issued to DOD leadership this week.

Retired Lt. Gen. Dan ‘Razin’ Caine touted his business background at his confirmation hearing Tuesday.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a new memo about “Initiating the Workforce Acceleration and Recapitalization Initiative."

Feinberg is now set to play a key role in shaping the U.S. military’s modernization efforts and managing DOD’s sprawling enterprise.

Questions have swirled about the new administration’s vision for the initiative and whether there are plans to transform or terminate it.

The president-elect is moving to fill out his Pentagon team for his second term.