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22 Jun 2011, 6:38 am by Raffaela Wakeman
On the other hand, the Senate did come together Tuesday unanimously–yes, 100-to-0–to confirm Leon Panetta to succeed Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 9:16 am by Ritika Singh
Al-Jazeera announces that Libya’s transitional leaders have asked NATO to be involved in the country until the end of the year, while Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta states that the U.S. will defer the question of future security involvment in Libya to NATO. [read post]
5 Aug 2011, 5:37 am by Mike Scarcella
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters in his first news conference extensive cuts "would damage out national defense. [read post]
16 Mar 2010, 1:16 pm by Robyn Shepherd, ACLU
CIA Director Leon Panetta has publicly acknowledged the existence of the program, calling it the “only game in town. [read post]
16 Jul 2015, 4:26 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
On January 24, 2013, then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta rescinded the rule that restricted women from serving in combat units and directed the services to review their occupational standards and assignment policies for implementation no later than January 1, 2016. [read post]
1 Jun 2010, 2:46 am by Jason Poblete
CNN reports that Leon Panetta is “very happy” at the CIA and that finds the job of CIA Director “rewarding and challenging. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 11:25 am by Benjamin Wittes
” Earlier this week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Attorney General Eric Holder sent the Senate a letter expressing “strong opposition” to Ayotte’s proposal. [read post]
25 Jul 2012, 9:38 am
Nasser al-Aulaqi (sometimes spelled al-Awlaki) and Sarah Khan, with the assistance of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), filed suit against federal government officials, including Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director David Petraeus, in mid-July 2012. [read post]
5 Jun 2010, 6:12 am by jgabryno
His critics also question whether the former general will have any sway in Obama’s influential intelligence inner circle, which includes senior counterterrorism adviser John Brennan and CIA Director Leon Panetta. [read post]
16 Apr 2013, 9:54 am by Sean Gallagher
The Distinguished Warfare Medal, which was announced two months ago by outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, was shelved by new Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on April 15. [read post]
14 May 2011, 7:21 pm by Bill Otis
" Message two: On Tuesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta admitted that the agency's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques against some of those [suspected terrorist] detainees" played a role in tracking Bin Laden down. [read post]
17 Jan 2023, 9:19 am by Tom Smith
The Oct. 19 letter — whose signatories included former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, former Director of National intelligence James Clapper, and former CIA Director John Brennan — went out of its way to cast doubt on the legitimacy of The Post’s scoop, devoting five paragraphs to explaining “factors that make us suspicious of Russian involvement” while slipping in the caveat that “we do not know if the emails … are genuine or… [read post]
6 Jun 2012, 10:40 am
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta recently cautioned military members to use extreme caution when riding, claiming that, “Highway fatalities, particularly from motorcycle accidents, make up the majority of summertime deaths. [read post]
27 Aug 2009, 10:36 pm
The CIA agents just did their jobs and, in the process, thankfully, saved innocent American lives.And thankfully, at least CIA Director Leon Panetta is reportedly defending his agents. [read post]
26 May 2024, 4:25 am by jonathanturley
In the now-debunked letter of former intelligence officials just before the election, figures such as Leon Panetta, former CIA Director in the Obama Administration, claimed that the letter had all of the markings of a Russian disinformation effort by intelligence services. [read post]
9 Mar 2012, 7:14 am by Jennifer Morgan
Witnesses: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [read post]
25 May 2024, 2:44 pm by Yosi Yahoudai
Related video above: Former CIA Director & Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on China Advertisement Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, of Honolulu, who served as a CIA officer over a seven-year period in the 1980s, worked with an unnamed co-conspirator in 2001 to provide Chinese intelligence “with a large volume of classified U.S. national defense information” in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars, DOJ said, citing the plea agreement. [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 4:52 am by Lyle Denniston
  Sept. 20 was set as the end date after President Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in July officially informed Congress that the services were ready to implement Congress’s repeal of the “don’t ask/don’t tell” law. [read post]
7 Oct 2011, 3:07 pm by Patrick
Obama enthused at a dawn press conference, flanked by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, CIA Director David Petraeus, and newly sworn Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey. [read post]