The White House is considering candidates to replace U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg. This was reported by Reuters news agency, citing three sources familiar with the details. According to the report, discussions were held with senior Senate lawmakers in June in an attempt to assess whether the administration's candidates would receive sufficient support for confirmation. One source indicated that the matter was still under consideration at the end of August, but according to all three sources, no decision has been made to remove Feinberg from his position as deputy to Pete Hegseth. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly denied the report: 'The anonymous sources have no idea what they are talking about.'