Secretary of DefenseDepartment of Defense AccomplishmentsTaking the Long View, Investing for the Future 39 min read·Jan 5, 2017----
Secretary of DefenseCombat Integration: The First Year of FirstsOne year ago, I announced that the Department of Defense would be opening all combat positions to women. As I have said repeatedly over my…4 min read·Dec 3, 2016--4--4
Secretary of DefenseBuilding on the Lessons Learned from Hacking the PentagonAs Secretary of Defense, my number one priority is making sure that the force of the future is just as great as the one today. That means…4 min read·Nov 21, 2016--2--2
Secretary of DefenseAccelerating the fight to deal ISIL a lasting defeat.October 26th will mark the one-year anniversary since President Obama authorized a military campaign plan to accelerate the lasting defeat…8 min read·Oct 25, 2016--1--1
Secretary of DefenseThe Final Marine Corps Evening Parade of 2016On Friday August 26th, 2016 the Marines at Marine Barracks Washington — better known as the “Oldest Post of the Corps” — performed their…3 min read·Sep 2, 2016----
Secretary of DefenseDoD Transgender Policy ChangesNew Policy will End Ban on Transgender Americans in the United States Military9 min read·Jun 30, 2016----
Secretary of DefenseThe Pentagon’s First Bug Bounty Exceeded All ExpectationsWhen I created the Defense Digital Service (DDS) earlier this year, I charged its Director Chris Lynch with bringing in talent from…6 min read·Jun 17, 2016----
Secretary of DefenseAsia-Pacific’s Principled Security NetworkToday I spoke at the 15th annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore about the growing security network in the Asia-Pacific. These are my full…19 min read·Jun 4, 2016--1--1
Secretary of DefenseThe “X” Is for ExperimentalWhat’s Next for DoD’s First Start-Up: the Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental12 min read·May 11, 2016--3--3
Secretary of DefenseMoving Out on Women-in-ServiceHow and why the U.S. military is now opening up the last combat positions to women7 min read·Mar 10, 2016--15--15
