Tag: Pentagon

Carter is expected to have a fairly easy time Senate confirmation, having been confirmed unanimously to his two previous posts. (Getty File Photo/Chip Somodevilla)

Carter a ‘rare leader’ who understands Pentagon policy and budget

Charles Hoskinson · December 3, 2014 10:00 am

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to reporters as he leaves the Senate chamber after a roll call vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Republicans show support for Obama’s expected pick for Pentagon chief

Sean Lengell · December 3, 2014 1:13 am

President Obama will nominate former Pentagon official Ashton Carter as his next secretary of defense as soon as this week, tapping a technocrat seen as a safe selection for an increasingly insular White House. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Obama plays it safe with Ashton Carter, defense secretary pick

Brian Hughes · December 2, 2014 7:48 pm

Obama to nominate Ashton Carter for Secretary of Defense

National Security

Obama to nominate Ashton Carter for Secretary of Defense

Justin Green · December 2, 2014 5:19 pm

NATO tightens defenses against Russia

NATO tightens defenses against Russia

Charles Hoskinson · December 2, 2014 10:00 am

Mary Kendall does not hide her desire to be the Department of Interior's permanent inspector general.Â She has held the job on an interim basis since 2009.Â (Getty images)

Temporary IGs subject to agency manipulators covering up waste

Mark Flatten · December 2, 2014 10:00 am

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel looks on while welcoming New Zealand's Minister of Defense Gerry Brownlee, during an honor cordon at the Pentagon, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

As the world burns, Obama fires Hagel

Austin Bay · November 26, 2014 4:44 pm

President Barack Obama, left, listens as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, talks about his resignation during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Hagel is stepping down under pressure from Obama's Cabinet, senior administration officials said Monday, following a tenure in which he has struggled to break through the White House's insular foreign policy team. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

For Hagel, ‘business as usual’ a day after being axed

Charles Hoskinson · November 25, 2014 7:20 pm

Hagel — Obama’s fall guy

Hagel — Obama’s fall guy

Washington Examiner · November 25, 2014 10:00 am

Why the Hagel-Obama relationship broke down

Why the Hagel-Obama relationship broke down

Charles Hoskinson · November 25, 2014 10:00 am

National Security

Who could step up to replace Hagel?

Susan Crabtree · November 25, 2014 10:00 am

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel looks on while welcoming New Zealand's Minister of Defense Gerry Brownlee, during an honor cordon at the Pentagon, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

National Security

Republicans: Obama handcuffed Hagel’s efforts

Sean Lengell · November 24, 2014 9:03 pm