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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Signs Directive to Defend 2026 Elections From Foreign Threats
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Military/DOW Releases/Sep 28, 4:30 PM EDT

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Signs Directive to Defend 2026 Elections From Foreign Threats

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing the War Department to mobilize a comprehensive, whole-of-government defense of the election infrastructure from foreign adversaries.

By DOW Releases1 min readSource-linked brief

DOW Releases published this official update: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing the War Department to mobilize a comprehensive, whole-of-government defense of the election infrastructure from foreign adversaries.

The Apex Times is presenting this as official-source context so readers can quickly understand the announcement while still going back to the source material.

This brief does not add independent operational details beyond the available source metadata.

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  • Source: DOW Releases
  • Published: Sep 28, 4:30 PM EDT
  • Section: Military