Justin Fulcher, who served as a senior advisor to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, has departed from the Pentagon after six months. Fulcher announced his exit in a statement shared on X on Saturday, July 19. "As planned, I’ve completed 6 months of service in government to my country," he wrote.

Justin Fulcher started at the Defense Department as a member of DOGE. He was later promoted to a post as senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

A senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Defense Department after less than three months of service in the top role. Justin Fulcher, who previously worked for the Department of Government Efficiency before being tapped to serve in the Pentagon in late April,