Defense Secretary Leon Panetta

Pentagon Official's Commutes Cost An Absurd Amount

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 04.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- It's turning out to be a costly commute home for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. The Pentagon chief has traveled on military aircraft t...

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Panetta Reportedly Safe After Stolen Vehicle Explodes In Flames

AP | Posted 05.14.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon says an Afghan drove an apparently stolen vehicle onto the ramp area of a British airfield in southern Afghanistan and into...

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Defense Secretary: Pakistani Doctor Provided Key Information To U.S. In Advance Of Bin Laden Raid

AP | By ROBERT BURNS | Posted 01.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S....

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Groundbreaking Pentagon Official Makes Big Move

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 02.11.2012

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WASHINGTON — Michele Flournoy, the most senior female Pentagon official in history, told The Associated Press on Monday she is stepping down as ...

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David Wood

Leon Panetta Warns Against Budget Cuts Despite Reported Pentagon Spending Spree

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 11.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As the military brass and congressional hawks issue dire warnings about the "disastrous'' effects of cutting the defense budget, a new s...

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Gerry Smith

Senator Criticizes Pentagon For Cyber Confusion

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 12.26.2011

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Pentagon officials have acknowledged they must recruit more cyber experts to stop hackers from breaching their networks and stealing classified milita...

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Leon Panetta Warns Of Enemy At Home

New York Times | By PETER BAKER | Posted 12.24.2011

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Tan and ruddy-faced, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta took his seat in a hearing room one morning this month ready for battle. The enemy, he warned l...

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Panetta: No Clear End To Combat Mission In Libya

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 12.06.2011

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BRUSSELS — There is no clear set of conditions in Libya that will trigger an end to the combat mission, but the operation should continue so lon...

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Senate Panel Approves Leon Panetta As Next Defense Secretary

AP | Posted 08.14.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved Leon Panetta to be the nation's next Pentagon chief. The panel unanimously approv...

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David Wood

On Tap To Replace Gates at Pentagon, Panetta sounds like.. Gates

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 08.09.2011

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Robert Gates is due to retire as defense secretary in three weeks, but his named successor, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta, said Thursday he plans to co...

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