Rumors already are spreading about which Pentagon officials will follow Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld out the door. Fox News reports that at least two top personnel will be looking for a new venue—Pentagon comptroller Tina Jonas and intelligence chief Steve Cambone. Cambone has been a long-time Rumsfeld advisor and became the first to hold the Pentagon’s position of undersecretary for intelligence.
Senior U.S. military officials involved in restructuring the troubled LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program now project confidence that it will achieve operational capability in the early 2030s.