Topic: John Mchugh
The American fiscal crisis risks ensnaring the military with drastic cuts and strategic changes that the army fears will leave it the main victim of the country's debt crunch, analysts said.Having almost doubled since 2001, the Pentagon budget request to Congress will ...
Army secretary warns troops they still can be discharged if they acknowledge they're gayReversing course, Army Secretary John McHugh warned soldiers Thursday that they still can be discharged for acknowledging they are gay, saying he misspoke earlier this week when he suggested ...
Army backtracks on promise not to discharge gays who speak up, says it will uphold the lawArmy Secretary John McHugh is backtracking on his promise not to discharge troops who tell him that they are gay.McHugh said in a statement released Thursday ...
The US Army secretary said Wednesday he would not discharge gay soldiers who reveal their sexual orientation in private conversations with him, despite a law barring homosexuals from serving openly in uniform.John McHugh, the top civilian in the US Army, said that ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Army secretary said on Wednesday he would not discharge gay personnel who admitted their sexual orientation to him, despite the "don't ask, don't tell" stance that remains official military policy."What the secretary (of defense) has placed a moratorium ...
The Army intends to insource 7,162 positions this fiscal year and 11,000 more jobs from fiscal 2011 to 2015. Army Secretary John McHugh told a Senate committee today that the Army plans to give outsourced jobs that are associated with inherently governmental ...
Former NY Republican congressman John McHugh sworn in as the new secretary of the ArmyFormer Republican congressman John McHugh has been sworn in as the new secretary of the Army.President Barack Obama named McHugh to the Army's top civilian spot in June. ...
NY Rep. John McHugh confirmed as Army secretary after Kansas senators allow vote to go aheadA Republican congressman from upstate New York is the new secretary of the Army.The Senate confirmed John McHugh's nomination by voice vote late Wednesday.McHugh, the top minority ...
Obama chooses upstate NY Republican to be next secretary of Army; praises John McHughPresident Barack Obama on Tuesday picked a Republican congressman known for his even temperament, willingness to work with Democrats and a steadfast support for the troops to become the ...
President Barack Obama Tuesday tapped a Republican lawmaker with extensive experience with military issues to be the secretary of the army, the service's top civilian post.If confirmed, Representative John McHugh, a Republican from upstate New York, would give the Pentagon a bipartisan ...