U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met with British defense leader Liam Fox in London and discussed the funding of their evolving military strategies in the midst of weak financial economic conditions.
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Gates is the 22nd secretary of defense for the Department of Defense. He is the only secretary of defense who has ever been asked to remain in office by a new president.
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A new Center for a New American Security report says the U.S. government needs to establish a “flexible” deterrence strategy in order to avert potential attacks on the U.S. satellite architecture and other
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Former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in a panel Monday that to solve sequestration, both political parties should act like adults and compromise, the Washington Post reports. Speaking at an event
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The Defense Department announced Tuesday it is expanding partnerships with space-faring companies and nations to maintain the country’s strategic advantage in space, AFPS reports. Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte, deputy assistant secretary of
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In a letter to the Department of Defense on his first day as the new defense secretary, former CIA Director Leon Panetta assured the president, U.S. troops and the department’s civilian employees
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In the continuing deficit-cutting talks, surrounding if and how Congress will vote to authorize an increase in the debt ceiling, The Washington Post reported recently Republicans and Democrats may have eyed a
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Soon-to-be Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has his work cut out for him. While current Secretary Robert M. Gates, who retires at the end of the week, has earned accolades for making a
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When Robert M. Gates was named defense secretary at the end of 2006, the former CIA chief was thrust into the midst of the debate about sending more troops to quell the
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Following the unanimous vote in the Senate yesterday to approve CIA Director Leon Panetta as the next defense secretary, the Pentagon is preparing for the top transition as Robert Gates retires at
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