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Pentagon: Sexual assault accuser inconsistent statements don’t indicate lies

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during his visit to American troops at Tactical Base Gamberi in eastern Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)

Chuck Hagel: ‘Everybody brings their own strengths’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, June 27, 2006. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

6 Guantanamo prisoners sent to Uruguay to be resettled as refugees

By Matthew Cella - The Washington Times

Ashton Carter, President Obama's nominee for defense secretary, is expected to cruise through his confirmation hearings, though the GOP is preparing to hit at the president's security policy and lack of vision. (Associated press)

Obama to take hits at Ashton Carter confirmation

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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Pentagon bureaucracy cut to improve efficiency proves daunting

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A horse cart passes by the military hospital in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. Six prisoners from Guantanamo Bay have been transferred to Uruguay, the U.S. government said Sunday. Uruguayan officials declined comment on the transfers but Adriana Ramos, a receptionist at the hospital, said the six men were being examined there. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

U.S. sends 6 prisoners from Guantanamo to Uruguay

By LEONARDO HABERKORN and BEN FOX - Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks as Ashton Carter, his nominee for defense secretary, listens during the announcement, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama: Defense nominee Ashton Carter will hit the ground running

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Ashton Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Feb. 12, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Obama to nominate Ash Carter as next defense secretary

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Dec. 3, 2014, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard &quot;Buck&quot; McKeon, R-Calif. listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. House passes defense bill backing Obama's expansion of military operations against extremists (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House OKs military campaign against extremists

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

Marines hold umbrellas as President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan participate in a joint news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama: Congress, not White House, micromanaging the Pentagon

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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Pentagon: Sexual assault claims drop among military women

By Rowan Scarborough and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry led a meeting of the global coalition to counter the Islamic State militant group at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday. When Iraq pleaded for help in its fight against the Sunni extremists, France agreed to provide more military assistance. (Associated Press)

Iran airstrikes target Islamic State; John Kerry sees participation as ‘net positive’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Ashton Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Feb. 12, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Ashton Carter required ethics waiver to join Obama administration

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

The White House offered praise of Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter Monday, but would not confirm rumors that he is the front-runner to replace his boss, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. The Senate confirmed him for his previous Pentagon post by unanimous consent. (Associated Press)

Ashton Carter rumored front-runner for Defense Secretary

By Jim McElhatton and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2009 file photo taken with a night vision scope, U.S. Special Operations forces search a home during a joint operation with Afghan National Army soldiers targeting insurgents operating in Afghanistan's Farah province. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered a top-to-bottom review of the practices of the country&#8217;s defense forces, including discussing a possible resumption of controversial night raids banned by his predecessor, the Associated Press has learned. The move appears aimed at revamping the military for the fight against the Taliban amid new indications that U.S. and international forces will play a greater role than initially envisaged. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

White House says Congress ‘micromanaging’ the military

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2013 file photo, Ashton Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. People familiar with the decision-making process say President Barack Obama’s shortlist for Defense Secretary includes Carter, the former deputy defense secretary who left the administration in late 2013, and Robert Work, who currently holds the No. 2 job at the Pentagon. The president has also been considering Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who previously served as the Pentagon’s top lawyer, though some administration officials are concerned about leaving a vacancy at DHS just as the agency starts implementing Obama’s immigration executive actions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Obama faces shrinking pool of Pentagon contenders

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

This Nov. 24, 2014, file photo shows President Barack Obama, left, looking to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, as he talks about his resignation during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

For Obama and the Pentagon, an uneasy relationship

By JULIE PACE and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Soldiers rush a trauma victim to a U.S. Army medical helicopter in Tarmiyah, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2007. (U.S. Army) ** FILE **

Pentagon working on battlefield ‘hibernation’ treatment for wounded troops

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele A. Flournoy are spearheading efforts to develop new defenses for military computer networks.

Michele Flournoy forgoes defense secretary bid, may wait for President Hillary Clinton

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Witnesses testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 14, 2010, about U.S. policy toward Iran's nuclear program are, from left to right: Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns, Marine General James Cartwright, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama’s inner circle seen as awkward fit for Flournoy

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times