Event Brief
Pentagon to resume testosterone testing mandate
By The BriefBrief · Sources (21)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 1:09 AM ET
Summary: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon will proceed with a controversial testosterone testing mandate after a pause. Hegseth had first announced the screening requirement in July, which he has promoted as a way to improve military readiness.
WHO: Pete Hegseth
WHAT: Said the Pentagon will proceed with a testosterone testing mandate after a pause
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026 at 12:15 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Hegseth said the Pentagon will proceed with the testosterone screening mandate after a pause that had temporarily halted it.
Sources (21):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
CBS News,
Dawn Pakistan,
Department of War,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
NPR,
PBS NewsHour,
South China Morning Post,
Stars and Stripes (via Google News),
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
UPI,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay,
Wired
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