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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)

AP sources: Top candidate for defense job bows out

By Julie Pace and Donna Cassata - Associated Press

Defense Undersecretary for Policy Michele Flournoy, left, talks with Marines Lt. Gen. John Paxton, director for operations, the Joint Staff, talk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, prior to their testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Michele Flournoy is front-runner to replace Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

No hard feelings: President Obama shakes hands with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel after announcing Mr. Hagel's resignation Monday. Mr. Hagel is the third defense secretary to resign during Mr. Obama's six years in the White House. (associated press)

Chuck Hagel latest Obama national security team member to jump ship

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, listens as President Barack Obama, right, talks about Hagel's resignation in the State Dining Room of the White House on Monday. (Associated Press)

Chuck Hagel: George W. Bush was the worst commander-in-chief

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama, left, listens as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, talks about his resignation during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Hagel is stepping down under pressure from Obama's Cabinet, senior administration officials said Monday, following a tenure in which he has struggled to break through the White House's insular foreign policy team. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Chuck Hagel hands Obama his resignation amid reported clashes

By David Sherfinski and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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Inside the Ring: Ransom paid for Bergdahl

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pauses during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, where he announced that he is ordering top-to-bottom changes in how the nation's nuclear arsenal is managed, vowing to invest billions of dollars more to fix what ails a force beset by leadership lapses, security flaws and sagging morale. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

$10 billion needed to upgrade nuclear weapons systems, Hagel says

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, where he announced that he is ordering top-to-bottom changes in how the nation's nuclear arsenal is managed, vowing to invest billions of dollars more to fix what ails a force beset by leadership lapses, security flaws and sagging morale. From left are, Air Force Global Strike Command Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee Jones, and Hagel. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Chuck Hagel: $10 billion needed for nuclear force overhaul

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel listens to a question during a briefing at the Pentagon. Hagel has concluded that problems in the nation's nuclear forces are rooted in a lack of investment, inattention by high-level leaders and sagging morale, and is ordering top-to-bottom changes, vowing to invest billions of dollars to fix the management of the world's most deadly weapons, two senior defense officials told The Associated Press on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Hagel to announce overhaul of U.S. strategic nuclear forces

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Oct. 24, 2014, file photo, members of the Department of Defense's Ebola Military Medical Support Team go through special training at San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio. Even small clusters of Ebola cases could overwhelm parts of US medical care system, according to an Associated Press review of readiness at hospitals and other components of the emergency medical network (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Troops returning from Ebola mission heading for quarantine in Virginia

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

National Security Agency director Mike Rogers (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Inside the Ring: Cyber war games held

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A-10 "Warthogs" have been valuable to ground troops in the Persian Gulf War and the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, but the Air Force is looking at combat needs of the future. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Don’t blame Pentagon spending cuts for ‘friendly fire’ deaths

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, file photo photo, specialists work at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

AP IMPACT: U.S. agencies struggle vs. cyberattacks

By Martha Mendoza - Associated Press

Critics say a Pentagon survey of military sexual assault is likely biased in favor of the respondents, who may be overreporting instances of abuse. (associated press)

Pentagon sex assault survey raises doubts of accuracy

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. (AP Photo/U.S. Army) ** FILE **

Duncan Hunter: U.S. tried to pay cash to win Sgt. Bergdahl’s freedom

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

This undated publicity photo released by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. shows Navy SEALs seen through the greenish glow of night vision goggles, as they prepare to breach a locked door in Osama Bin Laden's compound in Columbia Pictures' hyper-realistic new action thriller from director Kathryn Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty." (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Jonathan Olley)

Navy SEAL night vision goggles used in bin Laden raid available — for $35K

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby declined to comment on a review to be released by the Pentagon that cites serious problems of U.S. nuclear capabilities. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Inside the Ring: Nuclear forces need fixing

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Image: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Review

Pentagon tests drone that can learn

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos is getting support from Defense Secretary Hagel, who said the disputed official resume was not created by Gen. Amos but rather by a data center. (Associated Press)

Chuck Hagel defends Gen. James Amos over inaccurate resume

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Illustration on voter rejection of Obamacare by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

TAMMY BRUCE: How Democrats broke the spirit of America

By Tammy Bruce