Sources: USA Today
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19. 2022-01-2
Presenting a new national defense strategy, the United States Secretary of Defense, Jim Mattis, says terrorism is no longer the focus of the national security of the United States. Now it is competition between great powers. 2018-01-19
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis criticizes The Pentagon for wasting US$28 million for Afghan woodland camouflage that did not match the country's terrain. 2017-07-24
President-elect Donald Trump names retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis as United States Secretary of Defense. 2016-12-1
The public interest non-profit Cause for Action files a Freedom of Information Act request for United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s personal emails following his disclosure of using that account for official government emails, this in the wake of the former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton email controversy and the Office of Personnel Management data breach. The U.S. Federal Records Act restricts use of personal email for official business. 2015-12-23
United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter indicates a more robust role ahead for the United States military in bolstering indigenous forces countering ISIS and in response to Russia’s increasing role in Middle East conflicts. 2015-10-26
The United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter warns that the People's Republic of China's island building in the South China Sea is undermining security in the Asia-Pacific region and has called for a diplomatic solution. 2015-05-30
United States Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel voices the U.S. government’s continued support of Japan’s claims to the disputed territory. 2014-04-8
Republican Senators filibuster the nomination of Chuck Hagel as US Secretary of Defence. 2013-02-14
The United States House of Representatives passes a resolution providing funding for the Government through to November 18, but the Senate vows to reject it, making a government shutdown from October 1 possible. 2011-09-23