Phil Hegseth, Pete Hegseth's younger brother, is a Department of Homeland Security liaison to the Defense Department, the Pentagon confirmed to the Associated Press. He's a former public affairs advisor to the Hudson Institute think tank where,

Most private sector employees are subject to a 90-day probational period, during which they can be dismissed with very little fanfare if found to be lacking. Pete Hegseth has failed his three-month review and should be cut loose before he causes even greater harm to his department's reputation and operation.