Overview
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are living on Fort McNair’s Generals’ Row, while Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem moved into the Coast Guard commandant’s house at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.
- White House adviser Stephen Miller and his family relocated to base housing after protests near their previous home, with reporting that military security now augments their private protection.
- The Atlantic identified at least six senior political appointees in Washington-area military housing, and another senior White House official relocated over what officials described as a specific foreign-threat concern.
- Most civilians in these residences are paying military-calculated fair-market rent, though Noem was reported living rent-free earlier and Hegseth pays $4,655.70 per month after $137,000 in renovations to his residence.
- Scholars and some lawmakers are raising concerns about precedent, fiscal transparency and civil-military norms, noting the relocations reduce availability for top commanders.