Trump intel briefings skip: Bad move?
December 14, 2016
Former CIA director Leon Panetta said on Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump risked being blamed after any potential attack on the United States if he
The Pentagon can’t, and won’t, meet audit deadlines
November 18, 2013
The Pentagon has spent billions of dollars on efforts to make itself audit-ready in time for not one, but two deadlines – one in 2014,
In divided vote, Senate panel approves Hagel for Defense Secretary
February 13, 2013
A bitterly divided Senate panel has voted to approve the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation’s defense secretary. The Armed Services Committee voted
Panetta bids farewell, gets salute from Obama
February 9, 2013
Calling it “the honor of my life,” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said farewell to the U.S. military Friday, capping a venerated public service career that
Panetta: America could become ‘second rate’ power
February 8, 2013
The United States is at risk of becoming a second-rate power if automatic budget cuts go into effect, plunging the U.S. armed forces into the
Pentagon admits backing plan to arm Syrian rebels
February 8, 2013
Pentagon leaders told Congress on Thursday that they had supported a recommendation to arm Syrian rebels promoted by the State Department and CIA but which
Republicans come up with plans to cut the budget
February 7, 2013
A group of GOP lawmakers from House and Senate on Wednesday offered a plan to cut the federal workforce and use the savings to replace
New Pentagon challenge: Where to put women in battle
January 24, 2013
The Pentagon‘s decision to lift the ban on women serving in combat presents a daunting challenge to top military leaders who now will have to
Panetta, angry over leaks, orders Pentagon to monitor media
July 20, 2012
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered senior Pentagon officials on Thursday to begin monitoring major U.S. news media for disclosures of classified information in an effort
U.S. military mission in Iraq declared over
December 15, 2011
Eight years after the President George W. Bush stood on an aircraft carrier deck, amid much hoopla and fanfare, under a banner declaring “Mission Accomplished”