The largest narrative to emerge from former CIA Director Leon Panetta‘s media tour has been that his criticism of President Obama‘s handling of ISIS is a sign of internal weakness within the ...

To hear more about how Pete Hegseth is unlike past Defense secretaries, we turn to someone who's done the job. Leon Panetta led the Pentagon in the Obama administration after also leading the CIA.

Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director under Obama, Leon Panetta, told CNN on Tuesday that he does not believe the Trump administration's stated justifications for attacking Iran. CNN HOST: Leon ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Thursday that deeper cuts in the defense budget risked hollowing out the military and would hamper Pentagon efforts to deal with rising powers such ...

President Obama's choice for CIA director makes the clearest statement yet that the Obama administration will not prosecute CIA officers who... The Obama administration will not prosecute CIA officers ...

Leon E. Panetta, who has been in charge of the federal budget, intelligence-gathering and then defense for two Democratic presidents, on Monday said the fiscal impasse is hurting all three areas. The ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered senior Pentagon officials on Thursday to begin monitoring major U.S. news media for disclosures of classified information in an effort to ...