***CAF Note: Hagel is competent. This is not good news.***
By Roger Runningen and Phil Mattingly
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down from his post after 21 months in office amid tension with the White House over policy and how it’s presented to the public, officials said.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to make an official announcement of Hagel’s departure at 11:10 a.m. Washington time. Hagel will remain defense secretary until a successor has been confirmed, a defense official said.
