In reversal, Pentagon keeps women’s advisory group, adds four more
By Hope Hodge Seck
Sep 15, 2025, 02:45 PM
A 75-year-old commission advocating for women in the armed services will be revived as part of a phased restoration of 39 Pentagon advisory groups put on pause earlier this year, Military Times has learned.
The move, detailed in an internal memo, follows a May memo that recommended termination for the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, as well as a number of other committees now set to be restored.
The Sept. 8 memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, also introduces four new advisory committees, including groups focused on artificial intelligence and education.
“To effectively manage DOD resources that support each DOD advisory committee, the Department will use a phased approach … for resuming committee operations and appointment of new advisory committee members,” Hegseth wrote. “Pending the nomination and appointment of new advisory committee members, each DOD Sponsor may authorize the resumption of operational support, to include funding, for each DOD advisory committee they sponsor.”
The new boards, labeled in the memo as “pending establishment,” include:
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