by Ken Robbins | Nov 24, 2014 | Monitor
Today came news that Chuck Hagel was being pushed out as Secretary of Defense. He was a decorated Vietnam Veteran and two-term moderate Republican Senator, and he served almost two years in the Pentagon. I think he never really seemed to find his niche either with...
by Secretary Chuck Hagel | Oct 13, 2014 | Monitor
The responsibility of the Department of Defense is the security of our country. That requires thinking ahead and planning for a wide range of contingencies. Among the future trends that will impact our national security is climate change. Rising global temperatures,...
by David Hudson | Sep 12, 2014 | Monitor
This week, President Obama spoke about the threat posed by ISIL and commemorated the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we marked the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and the First Lady hosted a "prep" rally in Atlanta. Check out...
by Tanya Somanader | Sep 11, 2014 | Monitor
President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listen to the national anthem during the September 11th Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2014. (Official...
by John Podesta | Apr 3, 2014 | Monitor
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel hosts a roundtable meeting with defense ministers from the Association of South East Asian Nations in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 2, 2014. (DoD Photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo) As this week’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on...