The White House will announce its pick for Secretary of Defense Friday . Obama is slated to nominate Ashton Carter , former second in command at the Pentagon , as CNN has previously reported . President Obama is expected to nominate former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) The Senate will likely confirm Carter , hailed as an `` uber-wonk ''
The White House will announce its pick for Secretary of Defense Friday . President Obama is expected to nominate former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) The Senate will likely confirm Carter , hailed as an `` uber-wonk ''