Senate Confirms Chuck Hagel For Defense Secretary
Chuck Hagel (pictured left, shaking hands)
The Senate voted 58-41 Tuesday to confirm Chuck Hagel as the next defense secretary and will be sworn into office Wednesday, Reuters reports.
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Panetta Notifies Congress Of Furlough Plans For Sequestration
Leon Panetta
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has formally notified Congress of the Pentagon’s plans to furlough its civilian employees in the event of sequestration cuts, Reuters ...
Leon Panetta: US Budget Impasses Affecting Worldwide Image
Leon Panetta
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta used what he said was his final press conference at the Pentagon to show his frustration over the continued budget impasse in Congress, McClatchy ...
Panetta: Future Attacks On US To Have Cyber Component
Leon Panetta
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that any future attack on the U.S. will contain a cyber element as 21st-century technology has helped make cyber attacks a ...
Leon Panetta Discusses the 2014 Defense Budget Request
Leon Panetta
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to the press at the Pentagon about what the 2014 budget proposal ...
Pentagon, VA Keeping Own EHR Systems, Emphasizing Interoperability
Eric Shinseki and Leon Panetta (left to right)
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are taking a new approach towards integrating their electronic health records systems, ...
Holder, Sebelius, Shinseki to Stay For Obama’s 2nd Term; Solis to Leave
Eric Shinseki
At least three Cabinet positions will not see new faces for President Barack Obama’s second term in the White House, The Hill newspaper reports.
Kathleen Sebelius
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Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf Passes Away; Leon Panetta Comments
Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, a retired four-start Army general, died Thursday due to complications related to pneumonia, The Hill reports.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Schwarzkopf ...
OMB, DoD Distribute Guidance on Sequestration
The Office of Management and Budget has sent guidance to federal agencies should negotiations fail to stop across-the-board budget cuts that will take effect Jan 2.
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Panetta Memo: Furloughs Not Immediate Under Sequestration
Leon Panetta
Defense Department furloughs or other personnel actions related to sequestration would not immediately occur on Jan. 2, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wrote in a memo to ...
