President Barack Obama’s choice of expert budget-cutter Leon Panetta to lead the Defense Department is a clear signal that the White House perceives the nation’s deficit crisis, not the wars…
Monthly Archives: April, 2011
Push for Pentagon Cuts Tops Panetta’s Agenda
April 28, 2011 • In the News • Original: Associated Press
National Security Shakeup: Standing on Precedent
April 28, 2011 • In the News • Original: National Journal
Obama has picked CIA Director Leon Panetta to replace outgoing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates; Afghan commander Gen. David Petraeus to take the helm of the CIA; and Marine Corps…
Obama Set to Reshuffle National Security Team
April 27, 2011 • In the News • Original: USA Today
Obama’s anticipated nominations of CIA Director Leon Panetta to replace the retiring Robert Gates as Defense secretary and Gen. David Petraeus as CIA director, which are expected to be announced…
How Leon Panetta Could Change Washington as Next Defense Secretary
April 27, 2011 • In the News • Original: Christian Science Monitor
Momentum has been gathering to make considerable reductions in the defense budget. “If Gates has cut away the fat” from much of military spending, “then increasingly we’re cutting away at…
New Wrinkle for Gates’ Successor
April 24, 2011 • In the News • Original: Defense News
The job facing the next U.S. defense secretary just became a little more daunting. In addition to overseeing operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and now Libya, the successor to Defense Secretary…