President Obama made it official at the White House this morning. — -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down, senior administration officials confirmed today to ABC News. Flanked by ...

WASHINGTON — President Obama announced the resignation of Chuck Hagel Monday, commending the secretary of Defense for his "steady hand" through a period of transition for the United States ...

Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the department has its own judicial code, legal system and healthcare system. Hagel, who was in charge from 2013 to 2015, told All Things Considered host ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (WGN) — Former United States ...

In picking Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense, President Obama is also picking a big fight with the GOP. The commander-in-chief is nominated former Republican Nebraska senator and Vietnam vet ...

Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel explains the challenges that President Elect Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense will inherit. What does it take to run the Department of Defense?

Photo: AP Chuck Hagel is stepping down as defense secretary, forced out after White House officials and the Pentagon chief couldn’t agree as war flared again in the Middle East. Mr. Hagel had ...

Former United States Secretary of Defense and University of Chicago foreign policy specialist Chuck Hagel was in Chicago Thursday to break down the re-election of Donald Trump, with a focus on ...

Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says "a lack of any government experience is an issue" when leading the largest institution in the world. Is Trump pick Pete Hegseth ready to run Defense?

Well, Chuck Hagel ran that institution. He served as secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015. Before that, he served a dozen years in the U.S. Senate as a Republican senator from Nebraska.