Justin Fulcher, a senior Pentagon staffer and advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been ousted, according to CBS News.
Fulcher previously worked at DOGE before being promoted to a position working for Hegseth.
“The Department of Defense is grateful to Justin Fulcher for his work on behalf of President Trump and Secretary Hegseth. We wish him well in his future endeavors,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement to CBS News on Saturday.
The Defense Department released a separate statement on behalf of Fulcher to CBS News.
“As planned, I’ve completed 6 months of service in government to my country. Working alongside the dedicated men and women of the Department of Defense has been incredibly inspiring,” part of the statement read.
CBS News reported:
Justin Fulcher, a senior staffer at the Pentagon and adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been ousted, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News Saturday.
Fulcher started at the Defense Department as a member of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. He was then later promoted to a post as senior adviser to Hegseth.
In April, a Pentagon spokesperson announced Fulcher’s role as a part of a new Defense Department leadership team, along with Marine Col. Ricky Buria and Patrick Weaver — both Hegseth aides — and chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell. It was created after sensitive military plans regarding an attack on the Houthis in Yemen were shared in a chat on the Signal messaging app in March between Hegseth and other top Trump administration officials.
Justin Fulcher, a senior staffer at the Pentagon and adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been ousted, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News Saturday. https://t.co/cLoKAVIC7T
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 19, 2025
In April, three Hegseth aides placed on leave amid a probe into leaks were officially fired.
Deputy Chief of Staff Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg, were escorted out of the Pentagon this Spring.
Dan Caldwell, who was also a part of the Mike Waltz Houthi Signal chat group, was escorted out of the Pentagon earlier this year for “an unauthorized disclosure,” according to Reuters.
Joe Kasper, Hegseth’s Chief of Staff previously left his role for a new position at the Pentagon.
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